SADC

At least 38,000 Malawians have left South Africa amid anti-migrant protests, according to Vanguard News, as regional tensions over xenophobia intensify.

More than 53,000 foreign nationals have been repatriated or deported from South Africa during anti-foreigner protests, while Uganda completes the first phase of repatriating 1,102 of its citizens.

Nigeria is set to evacuate 270 of its citizens from South Africa following the killing of two nationals amid a surge in xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals.

As anti-migrant protests loom, South Africa ramps up drone and AI surveillance, while regional voices shift blame to instability in origin countries.