TruePoliticsUS47 days ago

Nigeria spent more than 15 billion dollars on South Africa during the anti-apartheid struggle.

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Senator Orji Uzor Kalu
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Stated
July 9, 2026

During Senate plenary debate on xenophobic attacks in South Africa

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  • Multiple independent sources estimate Nigeria's financial, economic and diplomatic support for South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle at around $61 billion, which is well above the $15 billion threshold in the claim.
  • No contradictory evidence was found in the reviewed material.
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Multiple independent sources estimate Nigeria's financial, economic and diplomatic support for South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle at around $61 billion, which is well above the $15 billion threshold in the claim. No contradictory evidence was found in the reviewed material.

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