Machete-wielding mob attacks Jose Chameleone’s brother in South Africa
Pallaso, the Ugandan musician who is also Jose Chameleone’s brother, was injured in a xenophobic attack in South Africa on Wednesday.
Nigeria to repatriate 600 citizens amid South Africa violence
Nigeria says it will repatriate some 600 citizens from South Africa after a wave of xenophobic violence which led to tensions between the two countries. Some will leave on two flights on Wednesday, Nigeria’s Consul General in Johannesburg told the BBC. Ten people, including two foreigners, were killed in the city last week when mobs […]
Nigeria summons South Africa ambassador over ‘attacks’ on her citizens
Nigeria’s government has summoned South Africa’s high commissioner over the looting in Johannesburg. It alleges that Nigerian-owned businesses have been targeted in the South African city, saying, in a tweet, that “enough is enough”. Other African governments have issued warnings to their citizens over the violence. South African officials have blamed criminality rather than xenophobia […]