Le Ghana appelle à nouveau l’Union africaine à se pencher sur les violences xénophobes en Afrique du Sud
Ghanaian President John Mahama indicated on Thursday that he had once again called on the African Union (AU) to put on its agenda discussions on "the increase in xenophobic attacks" targeting foreign nationals in South Africa.
At the same time, two Ghanaians have petitioned the International Criminal Court to investigate these "repeated xenophobic attacks," a move that Pretoria has described as "opportunistic."
South Africa, which has long been a destination for African workers, has been rocked by several weeks of protests and violence targeting immigrants, who are accused of taking jobs and resources from the country.
More than 160,000 foreigners have left the country in the past two months, according to data provided by various countries and compiled by AFP, putting Pretoria's relations with other African governments to a severe test.
Ghana had already asked the AU in May to discuss this violence. Mr. Mahama indicated that the Chairperson of the AU Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, had recognized the "urgency" of putting this issue on the agenda of the organization's next summit, scheduled for February 2027.
"Including this item on the AU agenda provides South Africa with a formal and constructive platform to present its views and to work together, as a continent, towards a lasting solution," Mahama said on social media on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the Ghanaian president spoke with the AU leader on the sidelines of a summit on the organization's health in Accra, stating that "it does not appear that the South African authorities are responding to the extent that one would expect."
"Those who are funding these xenophobic attacks are known and have been allowed to continue acting as they please," he criticized, in remarks relayed by Ghanaian media.
He added that the AU needed to "look into" this issue, which could "undermine everything we have worked for: African solidarity and African integration."
He did, however, insist that Ghana harbored "no animosity towards South Africa".
Earlier this month, Ghana postponed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's planned visit to Accra following the death of a Ghanaian national, although South African authorities claimed the killing was not related to the anti-migrant protests.
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