Africa is lucky with Corona; Can it hold out a viral digital attack?
Africans should stop basking in the luck of not being early coronavirus targets. We may not be so lucky if the next viral attack is digital, like allegedly happened to a much more advanced country’s electoral system. ILLUSTRATION | JOHN NYAGA | NMG
There isn’t yet any universally accepted explanation why the coronavirus hit Africa last and least.
The continent’s interaction with China has been intensive and extensive as with other countries and regions, so the explanation for Africans’ holding out longer could be more scientific than social.
