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Nigeria, Ghana offer to help citizens leave South Africa
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Nigeria moves to repatriate 1,000 citizens from South Africa
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An applicant to Trump’s South Africa refugee plan is a right-wing politician who admits he’s never faced persecution
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South Africa shooting: Over 12 killed, 9 wounded in Johannesburg after gunmen open fired
At least 12 people were killed and nine others injured after gunmen opened fire at an informal settlement in Cleveland, east of Johannesburg, South Africa. The South African Police Service said officers responded to reports of a shooting in progress late on Tuesday evening at around 11.10 pm at the Jumpers informal settlement, where they found multiple victims at different locations within the area. Eight men and three women were declared dead at the scene.
Rights group sues South African government over US arms exports
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Twelve dead, nine injured after late-night shooting near Johannesburg
At least 12 people have been killed and nine injured after gunmen opened fire at an informal settlement near Johannesburg, South African authorities say. Police said in a statement that they had launched a manhunt for more than 10 suspects following the late-night attack at the Jumpers informal settlement in the suburb of Cleveland. The motive for the attack is not known.