Published by The i paper (14th October, 2019) History is a harsher judge than people appointed by Norway’s parliament, but there have been some terrible picks over 118 […]
Africa / Aid / Ethiopia / Immigration / Policy
Ethiopia is right to liberate refugees from hellish camps
Published by The Times (22nd January, 2019) More than 25 million people are refugees, forced to flee their homelands by conflict, drought or disaster. For all the hysterical […]
Africa / Eritrea / Ethiopia
Why a historic African peace deal is good news for Europe
Published by UnHerd (13th July, 2018) Earlier this week a mechanic in Ethiopia telephoned his mother. Such a simple event, yet it symbolised astonishing moves taking place in […]
Africa / Ethiopia / South Africa / Zimbabwe
Winds of change blowing across Africa
Published by The ipaper (19th February, 2018) Nelson Mandela and Jacob Zuma share some things in common. Both were key figures in the anti-apartheid struggle with the African […]
Africa / Ethiopia / Zimbabwe
The backlash over Mugabe was hypocrisy
Published by The Times (24th October, 2017) Robert Mugabe has held Zimbabwe in his vice-like grip for 37 years while his obnoxious one-party regime stole elections, crushed rivals, […]
Africa / Aid / Ethiopia
We train forces who kidnapped Ethiopia’s ‘Mandela’
Published by The Mail on Sunday (10th April, 2016) Britain is giving more than a million pounds to train Ethiopia’s security forces – even though the country’s repressive […]
Africa / Ethiopia
Diplomatic impotence – or disregard for human rights
Published by The Independent (26th October, 2015) The visit of Xi Jinping was deemed a success on both sides. Our royal family ensured China’s president was pampered with immense […]
Africa / Aid / Ethiopia
Should Band Aid be resurrected?
Published by The Observer (16th November, 2014) The Observer debate with Tim Ingham (Editor, Music Week) IB: Absolutely not. The only good thing is to learn the toe-curling […]
Africa / Aid / Ethiopia
Sorry Bob – Band Aid has done more harm than good
Published by The Daily Mail (12th November, 2014) Once again, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure have lined up the latest crop of chart-toppers to create another incarnation — […]
Africa / Aid / Ethiopia
Ethiopian sues Britain for giving aid to his country
Published by The Mail on Sunday (30th March, 2014) An Ethiopian farmer has been given legal aid in the UK to sue Britain – because he claims millions […]