- 35,960 viewsDuration: 4:53Did you know that long before the internet, Ghana and Nigeria both expelled undocumented migrants during periods of economic hardship? 🇬🇭🇳🇬 The key difference between those mass expulsions in West Africa and what is happening in South Africa today is that the actions in Ghana and Nigeria were driven by government policy, while the current campaign in South Africa has largely been driven by citizens. So, how did we get here? BBC’s Marvelous Obomanu explains. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/ Produced and edited by Marvelous Obomanu Filmed by Emmanuel James