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- Pandemics, like diseases, natural catastrophes, and crisis circumstances, have frequently confronted governments with a double-edged sword in the context of historical and contemporary international relations. Humanitarian diplomacy and solidarity diplomacy effectively generate epoch-defining and historically significant chances for bolstering interstate relations and re-engagements. On the other hand; travel restrictions, use of hate speech or display of xenophobic and/or racist tendencies against states/nationalities that are either affected by the pandemic or those states perceived to be the source of the pandemic; has a high risk and likelihood of upsetting and unsettling diplomatic relations between states. With Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) infections now generally declining since its outbreak in December 2019 and having spread across the globe and resulted in the death of over six million people in the world; it may be timely to reflect on how the pandemic impacted on ChinaAfrica relations. This paper examines the evolution of China-Africa relations during the COVID-19 pandemic by analysing secondary data sources and focusing on how the pandemic affected the nature, forms, frontiers, and outcomes of formal and informal engagements and interactions between the governments and people of Africa and China. Findings are fundamental in presenting useful reflections-based lessons and perspectives on strategic and pragmatic approaches towards pandemic and post-pandemic diplomatic engagements.
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