Africa: Nigeria, South Africa Seek to Ease Tensions Over Xenophobic Attacks

Nigeria said South Africa had agreed to bring to justice those responsible for attacks on foreign nationals, while Abuja was compiling compensation claims for losses suffered by Nigerians as both countries pledged to tone down rhetoric over the violence.

The commitments followed talks in Abuja between Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye, and South African International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola on Monday, aimed at easing tensions sparked by attacks on Nigerian…