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The refusal to allow the cruise ship to dock in Cape Verde is an expression of the post-Covid-19 post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from which the world suffers. Photo: Cruisemapper

A cruise ship, hantavirus and global PTSD

The memory of the Covid-19 shock shapes how governments and publics react to any new outbreak with even a hint of international spread

Anthony Ohemeng-Boamah

Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong warns that Nigerias actions raise important concerns about the prospects of regional integration in Africa. (Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye)

Nigeria’s border closure has implications for Africa’s economic integration

Efforts to increase trade within the continent are being undermined from the start

Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong