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Radio France Internationale
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Zeenat Hansrod

South Africa accused of failing to crack down on anti-immigrant violence

A man disembarks from a government-chartered flight repatriating Nigerian citizens fleeing xenophobic attacks in South Africa, in Lagos on 11 June 2026.
A man disembarks from a government-chartered flight repatriating Nigerian citizens fleeing xenophobic attacks in South Africa, in Lagos on 11 June 2026. © Reuters/Sodiq Adelakun

Several African countries are repatriating their citizens from South Africa following weeks of xenophobic attacks on black migrants. The vigilante violence has drawn international condemnation, with some accusing the South African authorities of failing to take a tough approach.

Nigeria is the latest African country to organise evacuation flights from South Africa, with a first group of 262 Nigerians repatriated on Thursday.

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