African nations warn citizens in South Africa to stay indoors after reports of xenophobic attacks

NewsWorldAfricaAfrican nations warn citizens in South Africa to stay indoors after reports of xenophobic attacksGhana said on Wednesday it had facilitated the safe return of a citizen who was seen being targeted in a video that ⁠went viral Nilutpal Timsina Thursday 07 May 2026 13:44 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2972263","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/south-africa-attacks-ghana-video-b2972263.html","title":"African nations warn citizens in South Africa after reports of xenophobic attacks "}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-43996","index":0}Members of civil society groups and human rights organisations hold placards as they take part in a march calling for stronger government action against illegal immigration in Pretoria, South Africa, April 28, 2026 (Reuters)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://stati...