160,000+ Foreign Nationals Flee South Africa Amid Anti-Migrant Unrest

Over 160,000 foreign nationals left South Africa within two months as anti-migrant violence escalated, according to an AFP tally of repatriating governments: Zimbabwe recorded 108,366 returnees by July 18, Malawi nearly 47,000 since early June, Mozambique about 2,000, Nigeria roughly 1,490, and Ghana 926+. At least four migrants — from Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria and Ghana — were confirmed killed, though some foreign governments report higher tolls; Malawi separately reported six deaths during transit. Analysts described it as the first time such threats prompted several governments to simultaneously organize coordinated voluntary repatriations.