The African students living in India believe that Indians consider all Africans as belonging to one country overlooking the fact that Africa is a continent that consists of 54 countries.
Responding to sharp reaction by African envoys over the attacks on Nigerian students in Greater Noida, the External Affairs Ministry listed out various steps taken by the government.
Heads of African missions in India have termed the attacks on students as xenophobic and racial while alleging that the government took no known, sufficient and visible deterrent action.
Government today termed as "unfortunate" the incidents of attacks on African students in Greater Noida and said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will make a statement on this in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
The female Kenyan student, Maria Burendi, who had on Wednesday alleged that she was pulled out of a cab and beaten up by some unidentified men, today withdrew her complaint after several gaps were found in her statement.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj spoke with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday morning about the attack on an African student by a mob in Greater Noida.
There has been a series of attacks on African nationals in the last few days including killing of the Congolese youth and assault on a 23-year-old Nigerian student in Hyderabad.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that he was "pained" by the recent attacks on African students and stressed India's relations with Africa "should not be jeopardised in any way".
New Delhi: With attacks on African nationals continuing to hog limelight, the government on Monday promised strictest possible action if such assaults were found to have a racial angle. ”If racial angle is found in
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Monday met a group of African students here and assured them of the safety and security of the community after a string of attacks on African nationals in
Bengaluru: A young Tanzanian woman was today stripped, beaten up and paraded naked for apparently no fault of hers. She was travelling in a car with three of her friends when she was dragged out
New Delhi: Condemning attack on three African students who were assaulted by a mob four days back, the government has clearly stated that it ‘has zero tolerance for racism'.The government took this stand as diplomats
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