Row erupts online over African immigration to US

Some 50,000 people have taken part in a combative conversation in Twitter Spaces on the topic of African migration to the US, which has generated wider discussions in Nigeria about the xenophobia faced by people who move abroad.

US filmmaker Tariq Nasheed co-hosted the chat that was titled: “How Does Immigration Benefit Black Americans”.

People joined in from various countries in Africa to disagree with the notion that immigration from Africa hurts African-Americans, who Nasheed refers to as “foundational black Americans”.

Nigerian screenwriter Dami Elebe said the debate was divisive