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xenophobia
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Dozens of foreigners appeal to UN for deportation from South Africa
Around 250 foreigners vowed not to leave the premises until the UN addressed their concerns
Nigeria’s Buhari flies to South Africa on state visit
President Muhammadu Buhari flew out to South Africa on Wednesday for a state visit after an outburst of xenophobic violence
The social ills that fuel South Africa’s xenophobia
A witch’s brew of unemployment, inequality and poverty, mixed with South Africa’s violent past, are to blame for…
South Africa apologises to Nigeria after xenophobic attacks
Buhari and Ramaphosa are expected to meet at a state visit in South Africa next month
189 Nigerians repatriated from South Africa after xenophobic attacks
More than 600 Nigerians are expected to return from South Africa this week, the Nigerian government has said
African migrants seek refuge amidst xenophobic attacks in South Africa
At least 12 people have been killed by a surge of anti-foreigner violence in the country's financial capital last week
South African President Ramaphosa condemns renewed xenophobic violence
Ramaphosa "has condemned in the strongest terms a resurgence in public violence that claimed two lives in Johannesburg on Sunday
Nigerians offered free flights back home from South Africa
On its Twitter handle, the Nigerian foreign ministry says free flights have been offered to Nigerian traders wishing to go back home.
South Africa vows to tackle xenophobic attacks against foreigners
Five deaths -- most of them, South Africans -- have been reported, police said, adding that 189 people had been arrested
Nigerian President sends special envoy to South Africa over xenophobic attacks
The decision came after mobs descending on business hubs and townships in various parts of South Africa