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  Africa has 54 countries, need to dismantle stereotypes: African students in India

  India | April 07, 2017 13:53 IST

  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.

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  Envoys terming attacks on African students 'xenophobic and racial' unfortunate: India

  India | April 04, 2017 0:03 IST

  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.

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  Attacks on students 'xenophobic and racial', India took no 'visible' action: African envoys

  India | April 03, 2017 19:58 IST

  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.

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  Sushma Swaraj to make a statement on attacks on African students

  Politics | March 31, 2017 22:48 IST

  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.

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  Kenyan student lied about attack, withdraws complaint: African students association

  India | March 30, 2017 13:24 IST

  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.

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  Attack on Nigerian students: Five arrested as Ambassador says 'students feeling unsafe'

  India | March 28, 2017 14:25 IST

  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.

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  Incident not racist, guilty will be punished: EAM tells African students

  Politics | May 31, 2016 16:41 IST

  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.

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  Pained by recent attacks on African students: Pranab Mukherjee

  India | May 30, 2016 23:28 IST

  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".

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  Strictest action if attacks on Africans racial: Kiren Rijiju

  Politics | May 30, 2016 22:36 IST

  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

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  Foreign secretary meets African students; assures safety, security

  India | May 30, 2016 16:12 IST

  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

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  Tanzanian student beaten, stripped, paraded naked in B'luru

  India | February 04, 2016 13:34 IST

  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

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  We have zero tolerance for racism, government tells African diplomats

  India | October 03, 2014 10:52 IST

  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