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(Mail and Guardian)Pan-Africanism cannot begin and end with South Africa

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2026-08-02
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Mail and Guardian
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The article argues that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa presented a balanced approach to migration by condemning anti-migrant violence while supporting the enforcement of immigration laws. He emphasized that migrants should not be blamed for South Africa’s social and economic problems and urged African countries to address the root causes of migration, including conflict, poor governance, corruption, and poverty.

The author contends that Pan-Africanism should focus not only on protecting migrants from xenophobia but also on holding governments accountable for the governance failures that force people to migrate. Lasting solutions require strengthening democracy, the rule of law, and economic opportunities so that Africans can migrate by choice rather than necessity.
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