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'Politically expedient around the world': Immigrants in South Africa face wrath of xenopho

Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Aimée-Noel Mbiyozo, Senior Research Consultant at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). South Africa's recurring waves of anti migrant mobilisation reveal a deeper political and socioeconomic paradox. Mbiyozo argues that while public frustra

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South Africa deploys police, foreigners brace for violence as anti-immigrant protests begi

Shops shuttered, workers stayed home and police fanned out across South Africa on Tuesday as fears mounted that planned anti-immigrant protests would descend into violence. Thousands of foreigners already fled ahead of the unauthorised June 30 "deadline" set by anti-immigrant gro

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South Africa's anti-migrant protesters march nationwide, after thousands flee violence

Thousands of people marched across South Africa on Tuesday to demand the departure of undocumented foreign nationals after a weeks-long campaign that has sent thousands fleeing and claimed four lives. Police were out in force for nationwide protests which capped demonstrations le

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Thousands march in South Africa demanding departure of undocumented foreigners

In tonight's edition, South Africa's Day of anti-Immigration marches set as a deadline by organizers is thankfully a far more calm affair than many had feared. Also, rescue services in Ghana are still racing to manage severe flooding that has cost at least a dozen lives. And at K

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A look back at two decades of xenophobic flare-ups in South Africa

The anti-migrant protesters in South Africa blame foreigners for the nation's unemployment and high crime. It's a familiar story for South Africans -- this is the biggest such demonstrations since 2008, when a wave of anti-migrant violence spread across the country. Nearly two de

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Despite agreement with Israel, situation in Lebanon remains unchanged

Despite a US-sponsored agreement paving the way for peace between Lebanon and Israel, the actual situation on the ground is unchanged. Israel continues to occupy southern Lebanon, and launched targeted strikes there over the weekend. Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu visited the

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When football gets political: The legacy of Brazil's 2014 World Cup

Brazil have advanced to the World Cup round of 16, despite many experts predicting that Japan would defeat the Seleção. The football-mad South American nation has lost some of its lustre since the team's dramatic 7-1 loss to Germany in 2014 on home soil – a World Cup that traumat

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Thousands march in South Africa demanding illegal migrants leave

Tens of thousands of people marched on June 30th South Africa's largest cities, following a call from around 20 organisations demanding that South Africa tighten its immigration policy. The day was largely peaceful, despite a few arrests for attempted looting. Clashes between Sou

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World Cup fever triggers Islamic flag dispute in football-crazy Bangladesh

Fervent support for football giants Argentina and Brazil has sparked a political and religious row in Bangladesh after a hardline preacher called on supporters to take down flags of the South American nations and replace them with Islamic flags in an effort to counter the World C

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Thousands return to Malawi to escape South Africa's xenophobic violence

Thousands of people marched across South Africa on June 30 to demand the departure of undocumented foreign nationals. It's part of a weeks-long campaign that has sent thousands fleeing and claimed four lives. In Malawi, 15,000 people have returned home, fleeing xenophobic violenc

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Firefighters battle blazes scorching southern France after record heatwave

Hundreds of firefighters battled wildfires raging in southern France on Thursday after weeks of dry weather and record temperatures, with a further heatwave forecast to hit the country in the coming days.

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Wildfires rage in southern France, 3,000 people evacuated

Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated in southwestern France, as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu sounded the alarm over an early outbreak of wildfires in the wake of a record-breaking heatwave. FRANCE 24's Juliette Brown reports.

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