Nigeria begins mass repatriation from South Africa amid xenophobic migrant attacks
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Nigeria evacuated 268 citizens from Johannesburg to Lagos as part of a broader plan to repatriate up to about 1,000 Nigerians amid rising anti-migrant sentiment and xenophobic violence in South Africa; other African states have also evacuated nationals, while Nigerians abroad coordinate transport and support and South Africa’s government moves to crack down on illegal migration.
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