Nigerian vice president to boycott financial summit in South Africa after xenophobic attacks that followed apparent reprisal attacks in Nigeria against South African businesses
Dozens of shops have been destroyed in Johannesburg and nearby Pretoria, the country's political capital since the violence began to flare on Sunday.
The influx has led to sporadic outbreaks of violence against foreign businesses, sparked by the perception that jobs are being taken away from South Africans But in the capital Abuja, a crowd of more than 100 demonstrators clashed with police outside a shopping mall which has a Shoprite store.journalist saw.
Diplomatic tensions also rose, with Nigeria declaring it would boycott the WEF in Cape Town, which was to be attended by its vice president, Yemi Osinbajo.
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