Focus on Africa
Focus on Africa
BBC World Service
South Africa seeks reimbursement for migrant deportations
22 minutes Posted Aug 13, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
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South Africa says it is asking Nigeria, Malawi and Ethiopia to share the cost of deporting tens of thousands of illegal immigrants to their home countries. The country's Department of Home Affairs says it spent nearly $18 million in the exercise, far exceeding the budgetary allocation. About 82,000 people were repatriated to their home countries since anti-migrant protests started.

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Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna

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