Martin Kpebu criticizes South African President Ramaphosa over xenophobic attacks

Speaking on TV3’s The Keypoints on May 30, 2026, Kpebu, a human rights advocate, suggested that recurring attacks on foreign nationals are politically tolerated to benefit the ruling African National Congress ANC in upcoming general elections. He stated that Ramaphosa "has to be brought to book" and questioned the ethics of sacrificing foreign lives for electoral gains. Kpebu called for international pressure on the South African government to prevent future violence.

He also urged the Ghanaian government to help evacuated citizens recover abandoned assets and support legal actions at the continental level to seek reparations and compensation.