It is the first working day in Ethiopia after restrictions put in place by a state of emergency declared to combat the coronavirus pandemic was announced over the weekend. It is not clear if the restrictions have had much of an impact yet. Large gatherings had already been banned and schools had been closed in […]

China said on Monday there was no discrimination against “African brothers” in the country and rejected U.S. accusations of mistreatment of Africans in Guangzhou as an attempt to harm Beijing’s relations with African nations. READ ALSO: Russia reports new record daily rise of coronavirus cases Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the comments during a daily […]

Russia on Monday reported 2,558 new cases of the novel coronavirus, a record daily rise, bringing its overall nationwide tally to 18,328. READ ALSO: COVID-19 Pandemic: Miners call on FG to release N5bn to cushion effects Russia’s coronavirus crisis response centre said that 148 people diagnosed with the virus have died so far, an overnight rise […]

Under strong international pressure, China on Sunday vowed to improve the treatment of Africans in the southern city of Guangzhou following accusations of discrimination linked to the coronavirus pandemic, and said it rejected all “racist and discriminatory” remarks. Africans in the industrial centre of 15 million say they have become targets of suspicion and subjected […]