The South China Morning Post published on 17 July 2020 an article titled "China-Africa Trade Takes Big Hit from Coronavirus in First Half" by Jevans Nyabiage.
China-Africa trade fell by 19 percent by dollar value in the first half of 2020 as COVID-19 led to reduced demand for and lower prices of African commodities. China reduced its imports from Africa by 31 percent while exports to Africa fell by 8 percent.