Toby Green is a professor of African history at King’s College London and has conducted research in 9 countries across Africa. His previous book, A Fistful of Shells, was awarded several international literary prizes as well as being shortlisted for the LA Times Book Prize and the Wolfson History Prize. He has written widely about the Covid- 19 pandemic for outlets including African Arguments, Prospect, and UnHerd, and is a member of the steering group of Collateral Global. His book The Covid Consensus: The Global Assault on Democracy and the Poor – A Critique from the Left, co-authored with Thomas Fazi, was published in January 2023.