ABUJA (AFP) - African countries are seething over accounts that Africans are battling stigma and discrimination in China over the coronavirus pandemic, apparently linked to a cluster of cases in the Nigerian community in the southern city of Guangzhou.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
ABUJA - African countries are seething over accounts that Africans are battling stigma and discrimination in China over the coronavirus pandemic, apparently linked to a cluster of cases in the Nigerian community in the southern city of Guangzhou.
He said the situation was"unacceptable" to Nigeria's government and people, and demanded"immediate action" from the Chinese authorities. RACISM ISSUE Local authorities in Guangzhou, a city of 15 million, said at least eight people diagnosed with coronavirus had spent time in the city's Yuexiu district, known as"Little Africa".
On Sunday, as international pressure mounted, the foreign ministry in Beijing issued a statement saying the country attached"great importance to the life and health of foreign nationals" and rejected all"racist and discriminatory" remarks. China has reacted furiously to any references that it says could spur xenophobia because of the virus's origins.
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