Wedi medhin berad is a pride-less ምጥሪ. He should watch and learn
Posted: 13 Apr 2020, 07:24
The role of any responsible government is to take care of its subjects as much as it can and provide them with assistance where ever they are in their time of need. The son of the suwa brewer, wedi medhin berad, not only failed to act as a responsible government but as a thugish Street boy and a clique leader as he is , he belittled the ordeal and hardship of Eritreans.
He should watch how responsible governments acts and reacts when their subjects are mistreated or when they are in desperate need of assistance. The irony is, wedi medhin berad wants to pat his arse that he is not like other africans but he is better. Wedi medhin supporters should take notice and learn how african government are challenging regional powers in defence of their subjects.
He should watch how responsible governments acts and reacts when their subjects are mistreated or when they are in desperate need of assistance. The irony is, wedi medhin berad wants to pat his arse that he is not like other africans but he is better. Wedi medhin supporters should take notice and learn how african government are challenging regional powers in defence of their subjects.
Salut
(CNN)Beijing is facing a diplomatic crisis in Africa after reports of alleged coronavirus-related discrimination against African nationals in China sparked widespread anger across the continent.
African students and expatriates in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou were last week subject to forced coronavirus testing and arbitrary 14-day self-quarantine, regardless of recent travel history, amid heightened fears of imported infections.
Large numbers of African nationals were also left homeless, after being evicted by landlords and rejected by hotels in the city.
Having reportedly contained the virus within China, concerns have grown in recent weeks over a so-called second wave, brought into the country by overseas travelers.
In Africa, however, governments, media outlets and citizens reacted angrily to the apparent rise in anti-foreigner sentiment, as videos of Africans being harassed by police, sleeping on the streets or being locked into their homes under quarantine circulated online.
On Saturday, the front page of Kenya's biggest newspaper lead with the headline, "Kenyans in China: Rescue us from hell," as a member of the country's parliament called for Chinese nationals to leave Kenya immediately. TV stations in Uganda, South Africa and Nigeria also ran stories on the alleged mistreatment
The fallout threatens to undermine China's diplomatic efforts in Africa. In recent years, African nations have become key diplomatic and trade partners to Beijing, with China's trade with Africa worth $208 billion in 2019, according to official figures from China's General Administration of Customs
The fallout threatens to undermine China's diplomatic efforts in Africa. In recent years, African nations have become key diplomatic and trade partners to Beijing, with China's trade with Africa worth $208 billion in 2019, according to official figures from China's General Administration of Customs.
In a statement released Sunday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian denied China had been singling out foreigners.
"We are still facing great risks of imported cases and domestic resurgence. Particularly, as the pandemic spreads all over the world, imported cases are causing mounting pressure," said Zhao.
"All foreigners are treated equally. We reject differential treatment, and we have zero tolerance for discrimination," he added.
A breakdown in relations
African countries are often characterized as being the weaker partner in bilateral relations with Beijing, with US officials repeatedly warning nations to be wary of so-called Chinese debt trap diplomacy, in which countries are forced to hand over key assets to service loans they can't make repayments on impairing their sovereignty.
But in recent days, African governments have been quick to demand answers from Beijing on the treatment of their citizens.
On Saturday, Nigerian lawmaker Oloye Akin Alabi posted a video on Twitter of the Chinese ambassador to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, being grilled by a Nigerian politician over the mistreatment of Africans in Guangzhou.
During the exchange, Zhou is made to watch videos of Africans allegedly being mistreated in China. Oloye accompanied the video with the message that his government would "not tolerate maltreatment of Nigerians in China
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