10 Nigerian and other Africans reportedly killed in xenophobic attacks in South Africa

Ten Nigerian citizens are feared dead after angry South Africans launched a xenophobic attack on African migrants in Johannesburg on Friday April 10th. According to reports, 10 Somalis, 5 Gabonese and 5 Congolese students were also among those killed with some of their bodies set ablaze during the attack.

According to claims, the South Africans say their anger is that black migrants from other African countries are taking all the available jobs for young men in their country, leaving them, the citizens jobless, and slowly taking over their economy.

In a similar development, 5 Africans migrants in South Africa were killed in yet another string of xenophobic attacks in Durban today April 14th. The South African police is presently patrolling the city to avert further attacks on shops owned by immigrants from other African countries. Malawian government have released reports about concluded plans to repatriate its citizens in South Africa following the increased rate of xenophobic attacks.