Xenophobic Attacks: Lumumba urges African unity, calls for mental decolonisation

By Daniel Abia, P/HarcourtKenyan scholar and legal expert, Prof. Patrick Lumumba, has called for stronger unity among African nations as a pathway to ending xenophobic violence and achieving true continental independence.Lumumba made the appeal against the backdrop of renewed xenophobic attacks in South Africa targeting foreign nationals, including Nigerians and others across the continent.Delivering a keynote address at the plenary session of the 2026 Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association,