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Nigeria says 2 of its nationals killed in South Africa as anti-migrant tensions flare

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What happened

Nigeria says two nationals have been killed in South Africa as tensions run high over anti-immigrant protests there…

Key facts

  • Nigeria says two nationals have been killed in South Africa as tensions run high over anti-immigrant protests there…
  • Reported by ABC News and published Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:24:02 UTC.

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  • Official statements or denials from the governments named
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Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Nigeria says 2 of its nationals killed in South Africa as anti-migrant tensions flare

  2. India’s Modi calls for empowerment of Global South at BRICS Summit

  3. Six Nigerians extradited to US over $6M online romance scam

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  5. At least seven killed in fire at prison in northern Syria

  6. Eight killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine; Putin warns Europe over troop deployment

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Sources

The original report was published by ABC News. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.

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