Somalia Condemns Killing of Four Somali Nationals in South Africa Riots

The federal government of Somalia has strongly condemned the murder of four Somali nationals in South Africa following violent protests against the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma that hit parts of the country.

This horn of Africa state expressed its deep concern about the riots and looting in which four Somalis were killed. According to the ministry, several others were also injured and their shops looted by armed thugs in separate areas of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa in the past 72 hours.

Somalia has called on the South African government to exert all its efforts to protect Somali nationals from brutal acts, to ensure the safety of their lives, their shops and the preservation of their rights.

Protests erupted last week in parts of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), Zuma’s home province, after the ex-leader handed himself over to police to serve a 15-month jail term for contempt of court.

last Friday, the high court dismissed Zuma’s application to have his arrest overturned in a case that has been seen as a test of the rule of law in the post-apartheid nation.