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South Africa's 'xenophobia' crisis: How safe are Ghanaians?

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Is it xenophobia, a migration crisis, or a failure of African leadership? After South Africa's foreign minister insisted the country remains safe for Africans, Ghana's High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quashie, joins us Under The Baobab to respond.

29 May English Germany News

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