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"Refrain from provocative celebrations," Nigeria tells citizens in South Africa before the Afcon semi-final.

Germany faced accusations from Muslim countries of silencing pro-Palestinian voices and failing to do enough to tackle Islamophobia in a United Nations review of its human rights record on Thursday. German authorities have cracked down on pro-Palestinian groups since the Hamas attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, and refused to authorize many pro-Palestinian protests, saying the curbs are to stop public disorder and prevent public antisemitism.

The Collective Voices against Health Xenophobia, which represents around 30 civil society organisations, slammed vigilante group Operation Dudula for what it called “illegal attacks” on patients at Johannesburg’s Jeppe Clinic.

The Kenya President, William Ruto has disbanded the Special Service Unit of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) which was alleged to have been behind several cases of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of both citizens and foreign nationals. SaharaReporters earlier reported that some Nigerian nationals living in Kenya had disappeared without any trace in the East African country while some were extrajudicially killed by operatives of DCI in the country.

One of the justifications Kenyan police officers give for assaulting Nigerians in their country is that Nigeria Police treat Nigerians worse, Nigerians in Kenya have told SaharaReporters. SaharaReporters learnt some Kenyan police officers go as far as making reference to the harsh treatment of protesters during the #EndSARS protests of October 2020, when some protesters were killed across the country and several others were injured. Many protesters were also arrested and detained, with some stil...

The Khoikhoi, the original occupants of what is now South Africa have now been pressed into a decreasing part of neighbouring Botswana to the north-west and Namibia to the west.

Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, we detail the dilemma of illegal immigrants in hate-filled suburbs of South Africa.

Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, we detail the dilemma of illegal immigrants in hate-filled suburbs of South Africa.

DA leader John Steenhuisen said Home Affairs is the biggest culprit in using foreign nationals as a scapegoat for the problems in South Africa.