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Nigerian migrants flee South Africa after spike in xenophobic protests

Low Severity Africa South Africa
Date Occurred Jun 11, 2026 02:15 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Jun 11, 2026
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Migrants say they are living in fear after a group gave people living illegally in South Africa a deadline to leave.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/11/nigerian-migrants-flee-south-africa-after-spike-in-xenophobic-protests?traffic_source=rss
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Region Africa
Capital Pretoria
Population 4,430,367
GDP / Capita $10700.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #7604
  • Type General News
  • Region Africa
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Jun 11, 2026
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