Malawi: Malawi Responds to South Africa Xenophobia Crisis, 150 Citizens Successfully Repatriated

Malawi has begun bringing home its citizens displaced by a fresh wave of xenophobia-related tensions in South Africa, with 150 Malawians now on their way back after being evacuated from temporary camps in Western Cape Province.

The first two buses carrying the returnees departed Western Cape on Saturday in what government has described as a coordinated humanitarian operation aimed at rescuing and safely returning vulnerable Malawians stranded in South Africa.

The repatriation marks Malawi's first major response to growing distress among its citizens who have been seeking assistance to return home after being displaced and forced to seek refuge in temporary camps in Mossel Bay.