Nigeria evacuates citizens from South Africa as anti-migrant sentiment rises
Nigeria is the latest African state to repatriate citizens following reports of xenophobic attacks.
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Nigeria is the latest African state to repatriate citizens following reports of xenophobic attacks.
The first group of Nigerians returned home from South Africa as part of a repatriation ordered by the government following violent anti-immigration protests.
A total of 262 Nigerians returned home from South Africa as part of a repatriation ordered by the government following violent anti-immigration protests.
Nigeria has become the latest African state to repatriate some of its citizens from South Africa following a rise in anti-migrant sentiments in the country.
Diplomatic tensions between Nigeria and South Africa have spiked amid alleged xenophobic attacks by South African protesters.
The first group of Nigerians returned home ... following government-ordered repatriation due to violent anti-immigration protests.
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