“I’m feeling like I’m trapped here,” said one Ethiopian student at Wuhan University of Science and Technology, who gave only his first name, Abel. He, like other students, cited worries that angering Chinese or their country’s authorities could lead to retaliation, like loss of scholarships. In 2018 African students numbered more than 80,000. No one knows how long the lockdown will last, or all the ways the virus can spread. Another Tanzanian on the grassroots committee, Dr. Hilal Kizwi, described a situation “full of panic” especially for newer African students who don’t yet speak Chinese.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 28, 2020 16:41 UTC