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Nigeria Urges Against Retaliation to South African Xenophobia

Darren Taylor

   JOHANNESBERG, SOUTH AFRICA - With anti-immigrant violence sweeping
   parts of South Africa, Nigeria on Wednesday urged its citizens to
   refrain from vengeance -- even as at least two major South
   African-owned companies have suspended some operations there because of
   attacks.

   In a Twitter post, the information ministry for Nigeria -- the
   continent's biggest economy -- said the federal government "has
   appealed to Nigerians not to attack South African companies operating
   in Nigeria in retaliation for the ongoing xenophobic attacks against
   Nigerians in South Africa."

   But days of looting and attacks on South African businesses believed
   owned by foreigners have had a ripple effect.

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