Chinese Embassy Calls for Retreat from Nigeria’s Kaduna State

The Chinese embassy in Nigeria called for Chinese citizens to leave Kaduna state due to ongoing criminal attacks and kidnappings. This is only the latest such warning from the embassy, and Chinese diplomats have also met with Nigerian security officials to coordinate on security issues. 2022 has been a bad year for anti-Chinese crime in Africa, with embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa and elsewhere raising the alarm.

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