Nigeria in SA: Mzansi reacts to Ramaphosa's meeting with Buhari
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari received a warm welcome from President Cyril Ramaphosa and other ministers as he kicked off his state visit to SA on Thursday.
This is the first state visit to be hosted by South Africa under the sixth administration.
It comes after an outburst of xenophobic attacks in and around Gauteng that stirred tensions between African countries.
At the height of the attacks, Buhari said he was sending a special envoy to Ramaphosa to “share our deep concern about the security of Nigerian lives and property in South Africa”, and to ensure that the South African government was doing everything within its power in this regard.
Buhari's visit to SA was met with mixed reactions as some social media users questioned the “real” reason behind it.