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International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola said the discussions would address the causes of irregular migration across Africa, including the 31 July 2026 crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, where more than 80 people died."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Between June and July 2026, South Africa repatriated at least 68,000 people, most of them from Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The government said the figure included those deported for lacking required documents. Anti-immigration protests in South Africa have called for stricter border controls and the deportation of migrants in the country illegally. Some migrants reported violent attacks by protesters."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The African Union rejected a proposal by Ghana to add South Africa’s migration tensions to the agenda of its October coordination meeting. South Africa opposed the move, arguing it would single out the country without addressing the broader crisis. The Southern African Development Community summit later this month is expected to discuss the issue, with leaders from Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe attending."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No right-rated outlet ran this story. None of the digests or reports mentioned the two Ghanaians who referred South Africa’s alleged xenophobic attacks to the International Criminal Court, as reported by gabonactu.com. 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