South Africa temporarily closed its embassy in Nigeria. Why are the consequences of this riot so serious?

The anti-foreign riots in South Africa have caused 10 deaths, the local economy has collapsed, and foreigners living in South Africa have fallen into panic. Compared with the previous turmoil, this turmoil is even more distressing.

The decision to close the embassy in Nigeria made the relationship between the two African countries worse. Before, the relationship between South Africa and Nigeria was not very good. As the two largest economies in Africa, they have long been competing for regional influence. So the people of the two countries have always disliked each other.

This xenophobic riot originated from a protest on September 1 Sunday, which was to protest against the drug trade. Protesters believe that the drug trade comes from some immigrants. So they asked immigrants to leave South Africa. After that, xenophobic attacks broke out in other places, and it didn't help that the local government in South Africa arrested nearly 300 people. On September 3, Nigerians launched a nationwide retaliation against South African enterprises. Many people were arrested for robbing and attacking South African retail and telecommunications companies.

There was a riot between the two countries. For security reasons, the staff of the South African Embassy in Nigeria decided to temporarily close the embassy. The people of both countries are racist and full of resentment, which is an urgent problem they need to solve.

This is no longer a simple question of closing the embassy, but how the two countries should go in the future. If the riots continue and are not resolved in a coordinated way, it is likely to break the peace in South Africa and lead to war.