Ghana has started repatriating another 1,000 nationals from South Africa, citing persistent anti-migrant sentiment in the country, according to africanews.com.

Accra announced that special flights carrying the migrant workers will arrive on Sunday and Monday, marking the ‘final phase’ of its evacuation of nationals. The West African nation has already brought back more than 900 citizens.

Ghana says it will demand compensation from the South African government for the lost property and assets of its nationals. It has also petitioned the International Criminal Court to open an investigation into attacks against foreigners, which it argues could constitute crimes against humanity.

Ghana and Nigeria have called on the African Union to place the issue on the agenda at the next AU summit.

More than 160,000 foreigners have left South Africa since May, following violent anti-immigrant protests. South Africa has long attracted migrants from other African nations due to its relative wealth, but rising unemployment has fueled anger against foreign workers.

The repatriation underscores the growing tensions across the continent as economic pressures stoke xenophobic violence, prompting regional governments to intervene to protect their citizens abroad.