WORLDDEUTSCHE WELLE
How a Ugandan lost 20 years of her life to xenophobia
A Ugandan woman who lived in South Africa for 20 years shared with DW how anti-immigrant tensions in 2026 forced her to leave, losing two decades of her life to xenophobia. Hundreds of African migrants were displaced due to renewed xenophobic violence in South Africa.
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