Kwabre East MP calls for trade sanctions against South Africa over xenophobia, pushes African economic self-reliance

The Member of Parliament for Kwabre East, Akwasi Gyamfi Onyina-Acheampong, has urged African countries to retaliate against xenophobic attacks in South Africa through targeted trade sanctions, saying economic pressure is the only language Pretoria will understand. Speaking to journalists in Parliament, the MP argued that diplomacy alone has failed and that African governments must act decisively to protect their citizens living in South Africa. Hon. Onyina-Acheampong began by invoking historica…