The new drug is designed to kill plasmodium vivax which is relatevely rare in Africa. IMHO Malarone is not effective against this "softer" form of malaria which

The new drug is designed to kill plasmodium vivax which is relatevely rare in Africa. IMHO Malarone is not effective against this "softer" form of malaria which would usually not kill you if untreated. Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the most dangerous form of malaria and is common in large parts of sub-saharan Africa. Like OP stated correctly, it is (still) curable, but the new drug discussed in the article is probably not an option here. By the way the plasmodium vivax kind of malaria was still present in northern Germany (and probably parts of the Netherlands) in the 20th century, with Anopheles atroparvus being the vector. It's unclear why it disappeared in the 1960s but sleeping away from cattle and proper water management is always a good idea.