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Title: Xenophobia and Migrants' Irritants in Nigeria-South Africa Relations: A Discourse
Author(s): Sapphire K. Peterside; Jide Ibietan, PhD & Oluwatimilehin Deinde-Adedeji
Year 2020
Publisher: International Journal of Innovative Social Sciences & Humanities Research
URI: https://publications.fulokoja.edu.ng/publication-page.php?i=xenophobia-and-migrants-irritants-in-nigeria-south-africa-relations-a-discourse
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Keywords: Historical Irritants Migrants Relations Xenophobia

The paper interrogates the undercurrents of xenophobia and its nexus with irritations from migration, and
how these impinge on Nigeria-South Africa relations. The study is predicated on historical design with a
reliance on secondary data which were thematically and textually analysed. The adoption of Realist
Conflict Theory with emphasis on conflictual outcomes in the struggle for limited resources illuminated
the discussion and findings of the paper. It is observable that Nigeria and South Africa are regional
hegemons, and the relationship between them has been oscillating between competition, cooperation and
rivalry. The two countries as economic giants in Africa would require sustainable framework for robust
collaboration and timely response to manage issues or irritants that occasionally dampens their relations.
Deliberate efforts and strategies are canvassed to neutralise anti-migrant sentiments that could exacerbate
xenophobic tendencies which diplomatic instruments are currently attenuating.