Coronavirus: harsh lessons from an awful reality
As the latest New African goes to print, and the world goes into an unprecedented lockdown, Anver Versi considers some of the possible consequences of the coronavirus pandemic
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Editor’s Note: “Africans: Vote with minds, not hearts”
With over 20 African countries scheduled to go to the polls this year, while heavyweights South Africa and Nigeria will also expectedly launch campaigns for …
One hand washes the other
Africa is on the brink of the transformation into an industrialised continent. This is historically logical. All regions started as agricultural economies before becoming industrialised. …
My Pan-Africanist Hero – Gervais Koffi Djondo
Although I had read, heard and even written about him, I had never met him in the flesh before – perhaps because he prefers to …
Weapon of choice against corruption
It seems inevitable that the final death throes of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi should be projected to the world through the humble mobile phone held in …
Rebuilding Reputations
It takes plenty of effort, planning and time to build up a reputation, especially in the often high-strung environment of the financial world; but it …