South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has dispatched a team of Special Envoys to several African countries to deliver a message of reassurance in light of the recent attacks on foreign nationals.
This was disclosed in a statement by the South African Presidency on Sunday.
According to the statement, the team began their assignment on Saturday and departed South Africa to deliver messages of solidarity to several Heads of State and Government across the continent.
“The Special Envoys will deliver a message from President Ramaphosa regarding the incidents of violence that recently erupted in some parts of South Africa which havey manifested in attacks on foreign nationals and destruction of property.
“The Special Envoys are tasked with reassuring fellow African countries that South Africa is committed to the ideals of pan-African unity and solidarity. The Special Envoys will also reaffirm South Africa’s commitment to the rule of law,” the Presidency said.
The team, comprising of Jeff Radebe, Ambassador Kingsley Mmabolo and Khulu Mbatha, will visit Nigeria, Niger, Ghana, Senegal, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.
“The Special Envoys will brief governments in the identified African countries about the steps that the South African government is taking to bring a stop to the attacks and to hold the perpetrators to account,” the statement added.
This is coming a week after President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Envoy, Ambassador Ahmed Rufai Abubakar conveyed the Federal Government’s concern to President Ramaphosa on the wanton killings of foreign nationals.
Also, Air peace with the support of the Federal Government had successfully evacuated about 187 Nigerians from South Africa and plans are underway to help more people that are willing to leave the country.
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