Nigeria offers repatriation as anti-foreigner protests mount in South Africa

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Nigeria has begun processing requests to evacuate its citizens from South Africa after a wave of protests targeting foreign nationals raised fears of escalating violence. Foreign Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu said at least 130 Nigerians have applied to return home under a newly introduced government-assisted repatriation scheme. The initiative marks Abuja’s first organized response to growing ...