A McDonald’s in China has apologised after banning Africans from the restaurant.
The US chain apologised following the backlash online and a spokesman for McDonald’s told AFP that the notice was “not representative of our inclusive values".
The incident at McDonald’s is the latest in a string of clashes between Africans nationals and locals in the industrial city, exacerbated by the COVID-19 outbreak, and rumours that the virus was spreading among African people in certain suburbs. Many African nationals living in Guangzhou city, reported racial discrimination against them, banned from entering almost all restaurants, hotels and subway.They have also been subject to mass testing and quarantine, despite the majority claiming to have no recent travel history, or no known contact with COVID-19 patients.
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