Diplomats see more than meets the eye in superpowers’ spat By SAVIOUS KWINIKAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE old-age African adage highlighting that when two bulls fight, it is the grass that suffers, appears to be ringing true in the frosty relations characterising Nigeria and South Africa, as diplomats wade into the divisions afflicting the two continental superpowers. A delegation of senators from Nigeria is expected to hold talks with members of the South African National Assembly this week. An East African diplomat based in Pretoria, to give credence xenophobia was not the issue at play, accused Nigeria of double standards. He dismissed the claim by some diplomats that the spat between Nigeria and South Africa was about the position in the UN Security Council. I call upon the South African government to urge its citizens not to engage in such deadly violence of burning other human beings,” said Ayere.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 20, 2017 16:18 UTC