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Nigeria date removed from South African pop star Tyla's world tour after boycott petition
South African singer Tyla is to set off on a world tour promoting her new album
Just days after South African singer Tyla released the dates for her upcoming world tour, Nigeria has been removed from the list of destinations.
On Monday, the Grammy winner announced details of her globetrotting appearances coming on the heels of the release of her second album A*POP.
Her official website initially named 34 cities, including Lagos, Johannesburg and Cape Town, where she would be performing, but by Friday, an updated list was published without the Nigerian city.
No reason has been given for the change but there have been growing calls in Nigeria for the 24-year-old to cancel her concert in the country over the recent wave of anti-migrant sentiment in South Africa.
Relations between Nigeria and South Africa have soured over allegations that Nigerians have been the target of xenophobic violence.
Nigeria, along with other African countries, has accused South Africa of not doing enough to deal with attacks on foreign nationals.
There have also been a series of protests with people calling for all undocumented migrants to leave South Africa. Tens of thousands of foreigners have left the country, including Nigerians, many of whom boarded specially chartered repatriation flights.
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