African business leaders gather in South Africa after spate of xenophobic attacks

September 04, 2019 - South Africa, Africa - African leaders are gathering for the start of the World Economic Forum in Cape Town this afternoon. The meeting takes place amid a spate of attacks against foreign-owned businesses in Johannesburg and Pretoria, which have strained relations between South Africa and Nigeria, the continent’s two biggest economies, and could spoil the mood in Cape Town.