South Africa businesses under pressure over xenophobic attacks

Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed speaks, during a Reuters interview in capital Nairobi April 7, 2015. Kenya needs more help from its U.S. and European allies with intelligence and security measures to help prevent further massacres by Somali militants, Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed told Reuters on Tuesday. Picture taken April 7, 2015 REUTERS/Noor Khamis

Kenya: Dozens of South African businesses operating in Kenya, and around Africa, could be exposed to retribution for the xenophobic attacks targeted at immigrant workers in the continent’s second largest economy.

The South African government last week warned of a heightened possibility that its nationals and companies with operations in other countries could suffer a backlash as a result of the deadly attacks on foreigners.