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Nigeria has suspended official visits to South Africa in response to months of anti-foreigner protests and violence that have forced tens of thousands of migrants, including many Nigerians, to leave the country. The move signals rising diplomatic tension between the two African nations over the treatment of foreign nationals. The suspension reflects growing frustration in Abuja over what it views as inadequate protection for Nigerian citizens amid a wave of xenophobic unrest in South Africa, adding strain to relations between the continent's two largest economies.