Nigeria evacuates citizens from South Africa as anti-migrant sentiment rises
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. A flight carrying 268 Nigerians has landed in Lagos after leaving Johannesburg on Thursday morning. The passengers were part of around 1 000 people who the Nigerian consulate in South […] The post Nigeria evacuates citizens from South Africa as anti-migrant sentiment rises appeared first on The Namibian .
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.
A flight carrying 268 Nigerians has landed in Lagos after leaving Johannesburg on Thursday morning.
The passengers were part of around 1 000 people who the Nigerian consulate in South Africa says have registered to be repatriated.
Ghana, Zimbabwe and Malawi have already carried out evacuations, ahead of a 30 June deadline set by some campaigners for undocumented migrants to leave.
Many people from other parts of Africa moved to South Africa around the time white-minority rule ended in 1994, hoping for a better life.
But with South Africa facing an unemployment rate of more than 30%, anti-migrant sentiments have risen, with protest marches being held in major cities and people facing xenophobic attacks.
