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Nigeria summons South Africa envoy over xenophobic incidents
Key takeaways
- Nigeria joins other international voices warning against rising anti-migrant sentiment targeting Africans in South Africa.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5DBQIThere has been a spate of anti-migrant protests in South Africa, including this one in the country’s capital, Pretoria.
- The move comes just over a week after Ghana's foreign ministry held talks with South Africa's acting high commissioner in Accra to protest several alleged "xenophobic incidents" involving Ghanaians.
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Nigeria joins other international voices warning against rising anti-migrant sentiment targeting Africans in South Africa.
https://p.dw.com/p/5DBQIThere has been a spate of anti-migrant protests in South Africa, including this one in the country’s capital, Pretoria. Image: Ihsaan Haffejee/REUTERSAdvertisement Nigeria has summoned South Africa's acting high commissioner to a meeting at the foreign ministry on Monday, citing growing anti-African migrant protests.
The move comes just over a week after Ghana's foreign ministry held talks with South Africa's acting high commissioner in Accra to protest several alleged "xenophobic incidents" involving Ghanaians.
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