African Students
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Africa has 54 countries, need to dismantle stereotypes: African students in India
India | Apr 07, 2017, 01:53 PM ISTThe 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.
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Envoys terming attacks on African students 'xenophobic and racial' unfortunate: India
India | Apr 04, 2017, 12:03 AM ISTResponding 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.
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Attacks on students 'xenophobic and racial', India took no 'visible' action: African envoys
India | Apr 03, 2017, 07:58 PM ISTHeads 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.
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Sushma Swaraj to make a statement on attacks on African students
National | Mar 31, 2017, 10:48 PM ISTGovernment 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.
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Kenyan student lied about attack, withdraws complaint: African students association
India | Mar 30, 2017, 01:24 PM ISTThe 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.
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Attack on Nigerian students: Five arrested as Ambassador says 'students feeling unsafe'
India | Mar 28, 2017, 02:25 PM ISTExternal 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.
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Incident not racist, guilty will be punished: EAM tells African students
National | May 31, 2016, 04:41 PM ISTThere 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.
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Pained by recent attacks on African students: Pranab Mukherjee
India | May 30, 2016, 11:28 PM ISTPresident 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".
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Strictest action if attacks on Africans racial: Kiren Rijiju
National | May 30, 2016, 10:36 PM ISTNew 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
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Foreign secretary meets African students; assures safety, security
India | May 30, 2016, 04:12 PM ISTNew 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
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Tanzanian student beaten, stripped, paraded naked in B'luru
India | Feb 04, 2016, 01:34 PM ISTBengaluru: 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
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We have zero tolerance for racism, government tells African diplomats
India | Oct 03, 2014, 10:52 AM ISTNew 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