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Anti-migrant violence in South Africa has led to some citizens of other African countries using the World Cup to show their displeasure with the development in ‘The Rainbow Nation’.
Months-long violent protests against foreign nationals accused of taking jobs from locals in South Africa have specifically targeted citizens from other African nations, leaving at least two dead and hundreds fleeing for their lives.
On Thursday, when South Africa opened the World Cup against co-host Mexico in Mexico City, they found little solidarity from fellow Africans, many of whom loudly rooted for Mexicans at the stadium and through hundreds of posts online.
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