Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Jan 29, 2020 – African states, including the continent’s biggest economy Nigeria, on Wednesday said they had begun to introduce measures aimed at stopping the spread of the new coronavirus. The small central African state of Equatorial Guinea, meanwhile, said it had quarantined four travellers who had arrived from Beijing. Experts say the potential spread of the virus in Africa is a concern because of the poor healthcare infrastructure in many parts of the continent. An oil-rich state with an entrenched record of authoritarian rule and poverty, Equatorial Guinea has developed close economic ties with Beijing. Many of the Chinese in Mauritania work in technical assistance, Chinese projects and trade operations, but there no direct flights between the two countries.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 29, 2020 19:18 UTC