The death toll has risen to eight people, with dozens more injured, from a crush outside a Cameroonian football stadium ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations match.
Beijing rejects accusations that its lending system has pushed African countries into debt traps, saying the "narrative" is pushed by rivals with "ulterior motives."
The United Nations has warned that hunger across the Arab world has increased by 91.1 percent over the past two decades.
The time to act in Africa is now, before the pandemic peaks on the continent.
In Africa, authorities claim they have been "spared by God" or have simply been saved by the low volume of air traffic to their countries. However, some fear it is simply a lack of testing.
According to reports, four ships were found carrying coal, seafood and iron ore, exports banned by a UN resolution brought by US in August.
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