Africa’s “leaders for life” are easy to mock. Mr Biya sometimes runs his country from the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva.

The relays always offer fast and furious action but with, unusually, all four sets of heats being held on the same night, it was unrelenting.

Her message is clear: health equity is not just a scientific challenge but a moral one. If her vision succeeds, the next generation of African men, including those in Namibia, could look forward to a ...