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Millions of Masks and COVID-19 Test Kits Donated by Alibaba’s Jack Ma Arrive in Africa

by Eric Olander
An Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa loaded with large amounts of supplies donated by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma to help Africa combat the spread of COVID-19. Photo via Xinhua.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the distribution of the millions of masks, testing kits and other medical supplies donated by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma will begin as early as today.

The Boeing 777 Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane full of supplies took off on Saturday from Guangzhou’s Baiyuan International Airport and arrived the following day in Addis Ababa.

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