Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th May, 2014) The frenetic streets of Cairo are once again plastered with posters for another presidential election. But this time there are […]
Africa / Aid / Nigeria / Politics / Technology
Boko Haram, hashtag activism & how the West can really help Nigeria
Published by The Independent (12th May, 2014) Now it’s official: the Western world is horrified about the kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls. It might have taken […]
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 […]
Africa / Aid / Europe / European Union
How does Europe look to an African?
Published in The Independent (February 17th, 2014) The other day I was chatting to an African friend when he asked a question that took me by surprise. “Is […]
Africa / Rwanda / South Africa
Kagame’s enemies have a strange habit of dying
Published in The Independent (January 3rd, 2014) Patrick Karegeya knew Paul Kagame well. The pair went to school together, worked alongside each other in Ugandan intelligence and then […]
Africa / Zimbabwe
Should Britain and South Africa have invaded Zimbabwe?
Published in The Independent (November 30th, 2013) Robert Mugabe has long claimed that Britain wanted to overthrow him, using this to smear his political opponents as Western stooges […]
Africa / Kenya
A rare triumph for human rights over realpolitik
Published in The Independent (November 16th, 2013) So the International Criminal Court can fight on in its struggle to bring tyrants to justice. The United Nations has seen off […]
Africa / Nigeria
A conflict crying out for more attention – and less violence
Published in The Independent (October 1st, 2013) The murder of Saturday lunchtime shoppers in a Nairobi shopping centre grabbed global headlines. This was unsurprising: it was a savage […]
Africa / Zimbabwe
Mugabe’s secret plan to get sanctions lifted
Published in the Mail on Sunday (September 29th, 2013) Robert Mugabe wants the Queen to help get sanctions against his government lifted – and if she refuses, will […]