Huawei–African Union Controversy (2018).

The Huawei–African Union controversy of 2018 involved a report of a large-scale data breach at the Chinese-built African Union headquarters complex in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The building’s information and communications technology systems had been largely supplied by the Chinese technology firm Huawei, a pioneer in 5G mobile internet technology, and despite strong denials by Huawei and the Chinese government, the incident fed into a growing narrative around the world that the company is complicit in Chinese government espionage activities.