ከዚህ በፊት በቻይና መንግስት በተገነባው የአፍሪካ ህብረት አዳራሽ ቅፅር ግቢ ውስጥ የአፍሪካ አባት ተብለው የሚጠሩት ቀዳማዊ አጼ ኃይለ ሥላሴን በመተው ለጋናዊው ክዋሜ ንክሩማህ መሰራቱ ብዙዎችን እንዳስከፋ የሚታወስ ነው፡፡
Kwame Nkrumah's statue, which was unveiled at the African Union (AU) headquarters, which was built with help of the Chinese government, has also sparked anger amongst Ethiopians as many Ethiopians feel that the country's former leader Haile Selassie also deserved recognition.