MTN and Shoprite Among Firms in Nigeria Facing Xenophobia Backlash
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Mobile-phone giant MTN Group Ltd. and grocer Shoprite Holdings Ltd. are among South African firms facing a backlash to xenophobic violence in their home country.
Shoprite stores were attacked in at least one area of Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, according to the local government. The grocer said several stores in South Africa, Nigeria and Zambia were unable to open on Wednesday because of protests. MTN, the country’s biggest mobile-phone company, closed Lagos offices after following retaliatory attacks at some operations.