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Nigeria, Ghana offer to help citizens leave South Africa
Key takeaways
- The governments of Nigeria and Ghana are offering to fly citizens home from South Africa after a spate of anti-migrant attacks.
- Screening is currently underway by the Nigerian Foreign Ministry and South African immigration officials to determine who is eligible for the program.
- South African authorities have agreed to waive penalties for visa violations such as overstays.
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The governments of Nigeria and Ghana are offering to fly citizens home from South Africa after a spate of anti-migrant attacks.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Ew LMSouth Africa has seen an uptick in anti-immigrant protests, with some calling for mass deportations Image: Ihsaan Haffejee/REUTERSAdvertisement More than 1,000 Nigerians in South Africa have registered for a program to voluntarily return home after a spate of attacks targeting migrants, Nigeria's Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.
Screening is currently underway by the Nigerian Foreign Ministry and South African immigration officials to determine who is eligible for the program.
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