Xenophobic Violence on Foreign Relations: A Study of Nigeria and South Africa International Relations: 2025-2026

Abstract

This study focused on xenophobic violence in Foreign Relations: A study of Nigeria and South Africa International Relations. Objectives of the study were to discover if xenophobic violence has effect on Nigeria-South Africa economic bilateral relations This study anchored on Relative Deprivation Theory, trend research design, documentary and interview methods of data collection and Content Analysis. Findings showed that xenophobic violence has negative effect on Nigeria – South Africa economic bilateral relations and it recommended among others that Nigeria and South Africa must eschew all bitterness and quarrel among them so as to have a common voice in the comity of nations; Nigeria and South African government should do everything humanly possible to educate her citizens on the need for unity and oneness. South Africans like Nigerians should condemn racism in all its forms and manifestations in line with the condemnations of racism globally.