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In 2012, it was estimated that there were more than 100,000 Africans living in Guangzhou, but (1) ________ of them stayed for a very short time. According to official figures, (2) ________ 430,000 (plus or minus 1000) arrivals and exits by nationals from African countries were recorded at the city's checkpoints in the first nine months of 2014. Guangzhou officials released official population figures for residents in 2014 due to popular fears of an Ebola outbreak in the city by way of the African community. According to the city, there were 16,000 Africans including North Africans residing in Guangzhou. Of these residents, (3) ________ 4,000 (or twenty-five (4) ________) were long-term residents, which is defined by city officials as living for longer than 6 months in the city. A 2014 article in the magazine This Is Africa noted a decrease in population, blaming increased immigration enforcement and foreign exchange difficulties. A September 2016 CNN article on the community claimed that upwards to thousands of African residents had left the city, (5) ________ in the previous 18 months. From 2014, the African population significantly declined, dropping to 10,344 residents by February 2017.