Day: April 19, 2020

UK plans to drop Huawei as 5G vendor, citing China coronavirus transparency

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In a major blow to China over poor coronavirus transparency, the UK is moving to drop Huawei as a vendor for the country’s 5G cellphone network. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, now recovering from COVID-19, gave the Chinese company a role in 5G infrastructure this year, squashing opposition last month by 24 votes in the 650-seat House of Commons. But now, concern about the Chinese Communist Party’s inaccurate reporting on the coronavirus has lawmakers crafting plans for a retreat. “We need to devise a proper, realistic exit strategy from relying on…

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Kano commissioner sacked over comment on Abba Kyari

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Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Kano State Governor, has ordered immediate sack of his Commissioner for Work and Infrastructure, Mu’azu Magaji. A statement signed by his Commissioner of Information, Muhammad Garba, said Mu’azu was removed due to his unguarded utterances on social media against the late Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari. Garba said Ganduje was shocked over the commissioner’s comment, which he considered frightening for a public servant, who ought to have respected the sacredness of his office and refrained from act capable of bringing government to disrepute.…

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Diplomats threaten retaliation against Chinese in Africa

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Following the racist attacks and maltreatment of Nigerians and other Africans by Chinese officials in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, African diplomats have threatened to shut down their consulates. The African Consuls-General in a protest letter to the Chinese Government noted that Africans were being denied hotel accommodation upon arrival in Guangzhou, adding that they were also subjected to an additional 14-day quarantine at various isolation centres after being cleared and issued an appropriate certificate of release by the Centralised Quarantine and Medical Observation. They warned Beijing that their home countries might…

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