Since May, a group of refugees in South Africa has camped in front of UN offices, pleading to be sent to a third country. Refugees from Burundi, Congo, Malawi, and Rwanda say they are afraid to return to their homelands and that they are no longer welcome in South Africa
The recent surge of deadly xenophobic attacks in South Africa is triggering concern in several African countries. In Nigeria, the deaths have sparked reprisal attacks and calls for an end to the operation of South African businesses in the country. But as Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja, tens of thousands of Nigerian jobs could be at stake
Low-level xenophobic violence is a continuous reality in South Africa and appears to peak as elections approach. Last week, a mob in the coastal city of Durban attacked a group of largely undocumented Malawians, killing at least two people