Nigeria summoned South Africa's acting high commissioner to a meeting at the foreign ministry on Monday, protesting growing anti-African migrant demonstrations in South Africa.

The move comes just over a week after Ghana's foreign ministry held talks with South Africa's acting high commissioner in Accra to protest several alleged xenophobic incidents involving Ghanaians.

Meanwhile, City Press reports that South African trucks and citizens could be blocked from entering neighboring Mozambique on Monday, as protests were expected at Ressano Garcia in retaliation for xenophobic marches, statements, and attacks against immigrants in South Africa.

The developments follow South Africa's police ministry vowing to crack down on anyone carrying out xenophobic attacks against Ghanaians and other foreign nationals, or found participating in or inciting xenophobic acts.

Xenophobia has long been an issue in South Africa, with recent months seeing more anti-migrant protests, some involving violence against foreign shopkeepers. Over two-thirds of South Africa's estimated three million foreign residents come from neighboring Southern African countries.

With an unemployment rate exceeding 30%, migrant rights campaigners say migrants have been scapegoated for the country's economic woes. Ferial Haffajee, associate editor of Daily Maverick, wrote that 'political entrepreneurs' have been abusing the situation, leveraging social media and social harm to build followings.

Source: www.dw.com