Defeating an old foe, malaria, while surviving a new enemy, Covid-19 – Rebecca Akufo-Addo
The current focus on Covid-19 should not distract us from the fight against malaria, which still takes too many African lives, says Ghana’s First Lady
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Why should we believe Akufo-Addo’s promises?
Faced with the mounting threat of Covid-19 and with an eye on the December elections, Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo is once again making extravagant pledges
Career diplomat Ibrahim Gambari takes over as President Buhari’s new Chief of Staff
The appointment of Ibrahim Gambari as President Buhari’s new Chief of Staff came as a surprise, but he brings a wealth of experience to the post
The Covid-19 crisis: lessons for a new world order
The global health crisis has called into question the kind of society we want to live in. Togo’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Robert Dussey, puts forward 10 lessons we can learn in order to construct a more humanistic world order
Nigeria – Enforcers kill more people than virus
New African’s Lagos correspondent Peter Ezeh finds that Nigeria’s reaction to COVID-19 falls far short of the exemplary response to Ebola
Lomé’s Palais basks in cultural sunshine
New African inspects the works on display in Togo’s new museum of contemporary art, housed in the glorious Palais de Lomé