A black version of the Chinese flag swept across African Twitter earlier this month, as users replaced their avatars to express their anger at the government of China. They were outraged not only by widespread reports of coronavirus-related discrimination against Africans in China, but also by claims on Chinese state media that the allegations were "
groundless rumors."
Posting under the hashtag #BlackChina, Dennis Kiplomo, a nurse from Kenya,
tweeted: "We expect the kind of hospitality we give to Chinese here in Africa, be reciprocated in their home country."
Another user in Kenya, Peter Kariuk, wrote: "We need a united Africa which will not be slaves of #BlackChina."
