South Africa Xenophobia Row: Ramaphosa Pushes For Migration Debate | Firstpost Africa | N18G

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Watch this video as Firstpost explains how South Africa is pushing for a continent-wide debate on migration amid the xenophobia row. South Africa faces severe domestic and diplomatic pressures over its ongoing migration crisis. Anti-migrant groups like March and March have organised nationwide protests demanding an immediate crackdown on undocumented foreigners, whom citizens blame for economic struggles and strained public services. Violence and vigilante attacks targeting foreign nationals have triggered a widespread continental outcry, prompting nations like Ghana, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe to evacuate tens of thousands of their citizens. Ghana’s foreign minister has raised the prospect of seeking financial compensation for property abandoned by fleeing migrants, while petitions have been submitted to the African Union and International Criminal Court. Pretoria strictly rejects allegations of state-sanctioned xenophobia, characterising the violence as isolated criminal acts. South Afri

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