PRETORIA ( Halbeeg News) – Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is expected to meet with Somali nationals in South Africa.
The president and his delegation have arrived in Pretoria to attend the inauguration ceremony of newly elected South African president.
In a statement, Villa Somalia said the president will hold talks with Somali community leaders in the country to discuss a wide range of issues.
Among them are concerns of the community, means to part the rebuilding process of Somalia and ways to link them with Somali embassy in South Africa.
According to sources, President Farmajo will hold talks with South African leaders on bilateral relations of both countries and the ways to reduces xenophobic attacks, especially attacks against Somali traders.
Each year, dozens of Somalis are killed in South Africa, some were set on fire in the middle of the night while in a deep sleep.
Millions of dollars-worth Somali owned properties are robbed annually.
In recent years, South African gangs have been attacking foreign traders, including Ethiopians, Nigerians, Tanzanians, Malawians, Zimbabweans and Somalis.
Last year, Amnesty International accused the South African government of lacking the political will to avert xenophobic attacks.
“There is a lack of political will on the part of the government to deal with issues of violence and xenophobia in a sustainable way,” said Shenilla Mohamed, Executive Director of Amnesty International South Africa, “and the consequence of this inertia has resulted in continuing sporadic bursts of violence which often end in deaths, injuries and damage to property.”
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