Xenophobia and Forced Eviction of African Migrants from paid Apartments during the Covid-19 Pandemic in China

The study intended to examine the basic issues of xenophobia against African migrants in the context of evictions from paid apartments during the Covid-19 pandemic in China. The research adopted the state repression theory as framework of analysis. Secondary data collected using the worldwide search engines like the Google, Google Scholar, CrossRef, Ref list and ScienceDirect, were analyzed using qualitative descriptive method. The study found that flagrant attitude of China towards the human rights of African migrants was responsible for xenophobic attacks on African nationals in China during the Covid-19 outbreak. Furthermore, the study revealed that the rising cases of undocumented African migrants in China worsened the tensions between the African people and the Chinese security forces as well as the general public during the Covid-19 crisis. The study recommends, among others, the need for routine diplomatic discussions between the African Union (AU) member states and their Chinese counterparts, in order to devise modalities for enhanced cordial relationships aimed at protecting the fundamental rights of migrants from both regions.