# Nigeria’s Parliament Suspends Official Visits to South Africa Over Attacks on Migrants

*Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 6:12 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-09-12T06:12:09.750Z (2h ago)
**Category**: geopolitics | **Region**: Africa
**Importance**: 7/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: Nigeria’s parliament has suspended official visits to South Africa and ordered lawmakers to boycott legislative activities hosted there, citing reports of attacks on Nigerians and other African migrants.

Nigeria’s parliament has moved to distance itself from South Africa over renewed concerns about violence against foreign nationals.

Lawmakers in Abuja suspended official visits to South Africa and ordered parliamentarians to boycott legislative activities hosted there, according to reporting from 12 September. They cited reports of attacks on Nigerians and other African migrants in South Africa as the reason for the step.

The decision turns long‑running unease about anti‑migrant violence into a formal political response between two of Africa’s largest states. Nigeria and South Africa are both influential in regional organizations and frequently interact in multilateral forums, so a parliamentary boycott marks a visible downgrading of that engagement at the legislative level.

For Nigerians and other African migrants living in South Africa, the move signals that their treatment is now a subject of open dispute between governments rather than a lower‑profile consular issue. For the two states’ broader relationship, it raises questions about how their executives will respond — whether by backing parliament’s stance, seeking to ease tensions, or looking for new mechanisms to address attacks on foreign nationals.

Key developments to watch will be any public response from South Africa’s government, whether Nigeria’s executive branch amplifies or softens the boycott, and whether other African legislatures or regional bodies take up the issue in light of Nigeria’s step.