Okafor, Polycarp and Anacletus, I. Ogbunkwu (2025) Xenophobic Attack among Africans: A Contradiction to Ubuntu Solidarity. African Journal of Politics and Administrative Studies (AJPAS), 18 (2). pp. 512-528. ISSN 2787-0367
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in our modern world. The practice which involves killings, burning of houses, shops, businesses and elimination of people because they do not belong to particular ethnic group sends a wrong phobic attack of Africans against fellow Xenophobic attack in Africa is a fundamental vice that needs to be uprooted from humanity and in our modern world. The practice which involves killings, burning of houses, shops, businesses and elimination of people because they do not belong to particular ethnic group sends a wrong signal to the world about the Africans. The xenophobic attack of Africans against fellow Africans, measures as a clear contradiction to Ubuntu solidarity practice because the concept of Ubuntu appropriately defines African spirit of mutual support, communalism, togetherness, thy and solidarity. Thus, Xenophobia is a direct attack to the tenets of in our modern world. The practice which involves killings, burning of houses, shops, businesses and elimination of people because they do not belong to particular ethnic group sends a wrong signal to the world about the Africans. The xeno Africans, measures as a clear contradiction to Ubuntu solidarity practice because the concept of Ubuntu appropriately defines African spirit of mutual support, communalism, togetherness, hospitality, kindness, sympathy and solidarity. Thus,Xenophobia is a direct attack to the tenets of Ubuntu solidarity that teaches mutual respect, justice and fairness, compassion, hospitality and African Communalism. This paper aims at a comparative study of the tenets of Ubuntu sol and the contradictions in xenophobic practices. In the same vein, this paper not only raises awareness on the heinous practice of xenophobia against the African spirit of Ubuntu but goes ahead to proffer solution towards eradicating this heinous pr paper adopts qualitative method of research and the philosophical analytic method in order to determine the degree of contradictions between xenophobic attacks among Africans and African Ubuntu solidarity while using AP this paper applies John Bowlby and Ainsworth attachment theory to determine the degree of disagreement of xenophobia to the African spirit of Ubuntu. The implication of this research is a return to the right practices of Ubuntu solidarity in order to mitigate and possibly eschew the tendencies of xenophobia in Africa. Africans, measures as a clear contradiction to Ubuntu solidarity practice because the concept of Ubuntu appropriately defines African spirit of mutual support, communalism, togetherness, thy and solidarity. Thus,Xenophobia is a direct attack to the tenets of Ubuntu solidarity that teaches mutual respect, justice and fairness, compassion, hospitality and African Communalism. This paper aims at a comparative study of the tenets of Ubuntu solidarity and the contradictions in xenophobic practices. In the same vein, this paper not only raises awareness on the heinous practice of xenophobia against the African spirit of Ubuntu but goes actice. To achieve the set aim, this paper adopts qualitative method of research and the philosophical analytic method in order to determine the degree of contradictions between xenophobic attacks among Africans and African A referencing style to document research findings. Similarly, this paper applies John Bowlby and Ainsworth attachment theory to determine the degree of disagreement of xenophobia to the African spirit of Ubuntu. The implication of this research is a to the right practices of Ubuntu solidarity in order to mitigate and possibly eschew the Ubuntu solidarity that teaches mutual respect, justice and fairness, compassion, hospitality and African Communalism. This paper aims at a comparative study of the tenets of Ubuntu sol and the contradictions in xenophobic practices. In the same vein, this paper not only raises awareness on the heinous practice of xenophobia against the African spirit of Ubuntu but goes ahead to proffer solution towards eradicating this heinous practice. To achieve the set aim, this paper adopts qualitative method of research and the philosophical analytic method in order to determine the degree of contradictions between xenophobic attacks among Africans and African Ubuntu solidarity while using APA referencing style to document research findings. Similarly, this paper applies John Bowlby and Ainsworth attachment theory to determine the degree of disagreement of xenophobia to the African spirit of Ubuntu. The implication of this research is a to the right practices of Ubuntu solidarity in order to mitigate and possibly eschew the tendencies of xenophobia in Africa.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education |
| Depositing User: | mrs chioma hannah |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2025 16:58 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2025 16:58 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/5518 |
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