Nigeria Schedules 5 Flights to Repatriate 500 Citizens From South Africa After Attacks

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 8

More than 500 Nigerians have been screened and cleared for repatriation from South Africa, with the first government-arranged flight set for Wednesday.
Five flights are planned this week after anti-immigrant attacks and protests in South Africa prompted Abuja to bring citizens home.
Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, a foreign ministry spokesman, said the evacuation will begin as unrest in Africa’s biggest economy raises risks for migrants.

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Is South Africa scapegoating immigrants for its own deep-seated economic and social failures?

Beyond emergency flights, what is the real plan to stop this recurring cycle of deadly violence?

Can South Africa lead a continent whose citizens it fails to protect within its own borders?