Accra, Ghana — Former Deputy CEO of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority and a national communications’ team member of the NPP, Eric Twum, has called on Africans to boycott South African products and services in response to the latest wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
Twum condemned the violent targeting of African migrants, describing it as a betrayal of the spirit of African unity and solidarity. He argued that xenophobia undermines the vision of continental integration under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and erodes trust among African nations.
According to him, economic pressure is one of the most effective ways to compel South African authorities to act decisively against xenophobic violence. “If South African businesses begin to feel the impact of boycotts across the continent, the government will have no choice but to protect African migrants and uphold the values of Pan-Africanism,” Twum stated.
He urged consumers to avoid patronizing South African-owned retail chains, airlines, and financial services operating in Ghana and other African countries until concrete measures are taken to end the attacks. Twum emphasized that the boycott is not against ordinary South Africans but against a system that has failed to protect fellow Africans from violence and discrimination.
His call comes in the wake of renewed xenophobic attacks in South Africa, where foreign nationals — particularly from other African countries — have faced harassment, physical assaults, and destruction of property. These incidents have sparked a barrage of criticism across the continent, with civil society groups, political leaders, and ordinary citizens demanding stronger action. Twum’s intervention adds to this growing chorus, urging Africans to use economic resistance as a tool to demand accountability and protection for migrants.
