Migrants stand in a queue to board the first of seven buses at the Sherwood Park in Durban to travel back to Malawi.
Nigeria and Ghana are uniting their efforts to challenge anti-illegal immigration protests at the upcoming African Union Summit, presenting a powerful front of solidarity.
This decision followed a bilateral meeting during the ECOWAS Mid-Year Summit in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The talks centred on fighting xenophobia and ensuring the protection of African migrants throughout the continent.
Recent events in South Africa have sparked protests, as some groups accuse foreign nationals, especially fellow Africans, of taking jobs and resources from locals. These developments have further inflamed tensions.
On 17 July 2026, Nigeria's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, met with Ghana's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The ministers reaffirmed their robust partnership, called for bold diplomatic action, and renewed their dedication to achieving reparative justice for the trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
