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Africa: Thousands Rally in South Africa Against Xenophobia
Al Jazeera, 16 April 2015
Thousands have marched in South Africa's coastal city of Durban against xenophobia following attacks on foreign nationals in the country. Read more »
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South Africa: Je Suis Kwerekwere - Letter From a Sacred Heart Student
Daily Maverick, 17 April 2015
Below you will find a letter written by one of the 11-year olds at the Sacred Heart primary school. We have changed names to protect identities and I encourage you to share the… Read more »
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South Africa: Marchers Call for an End to Attacks On Foreign Nationals
SAnews.gov.za, 16 April 2015
Thousands of South Africans who took part in a peace march today, have spoken in one voice, calling for peace and for an end to attacks on foreign nationals. Read more »
South Africans March Against Xenophobia
Thousands of South Africans took part in the march through the streets of Durban - which has seen deadly xenophobic attacks - calling for peace and for an end to attacks on migrants.
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+++Thousands demonstrate against xenophobic attacks in South Africa +++President Jacob Zuma urges end to attacks on migrants +++Sudan ... see more »
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South Africa: Five Moments From the Durban Peace March That Aren't Helping With Xenophobia
The Daily Vox, 16 April 2015
The Peace March held in Durban on Thursday was meant to provide a platform for South Africans to stand in solidarity with our fellow Africans and fight back against the rampant… Read more »
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Nigeria: Youth Protest South Africa's Xenophobia
Premium Times, 16 April 2015
Nigerian youth, under the aegis of Concerned Nigerians against Xenophobia, on Thursday threatened to picket South African companies in Nigeria if the xenophobic… Read more »
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South Africa: U.S. Condemns Violence Against Foreigners
U.S. Embassy Pretoria, 16 April 2015
The U.S. Embassy joins the South African government and other civil society leaders in condemning the violence against foreigners taking place in KwaZulu-Natal and other parts of… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Condemns Xenophobia
The Herald, 16 April 2015
ZANU PF has called for the immediate cessation of xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals saying the continued violence makes a mockery of the persistent calls for unity in the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Urges SA to Address Xenophobic Violence
CAJ News, 17 April 2015
NIGERIA’S Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on South Africa to devise measures to stop the ongoing attacks on foreign nationals. Read more »
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Nigeria: Attack On Foreigners - Recall Nigeria's Envoy From S'Africa, Reps Tell FG
Leadership, 17 April 2015
As the xenophobic attacks on Africans in South Africa continue unabated, the House of Representatives has called on the federal government and President Goodluck Jonathan to, as a… Read more »
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Nigeria: Xenophobia - Reps Vow to Invoke Laws to Frustrate S/African Interests
Vanguard, 17 April 2015
The House of Representatives yesterday asked President Goodluck Jonathan to recall Nigeria's envoy to South Africa over xenophobic attacks on foreigners. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria, U.S. Decry Violence Against Foreigners in S' Africa
Guardian, 17 April 2015
THE United States has joined the South African government and other civil society leaders in condemning the violence against foreigners taking place in KwaZulu-Natal and other… Read more »
Thousands of South Africans marched in Durban to protest against the xenophobic attacks.
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Somalia, Malawi, Nigeria, Kenya and Zimbabwe are preparing to help their citizens escape the violence after deadly xenophobic attacks spread from Durban to Johannesburg and ... Read more »
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Several high profile South African artists will be performing in Zimbabwe in the coming weeks. Read more »
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The downtown area of South Africa's third-largest city was in "lockdown" on Tuesday as police faced off with both locals targetting the shops of migrants from elsewhere in Africa, ... Read more »
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A graphic video depicting a group of locals setting alight young people, believed to be foreigners, has caused alarm amid reports of worsening xenophobic attacks. Read more »
