Published by UnHerd (7th June, 2023) “Since we have achieved our freedom, there can only be one division among us: between those who cherish democracy and those who […]
Africa / Immigration / Policy / Politics / Rwanda
The prince is as hypocritical as the PM
Published by The i paper (13th June, 2022) Prince Charles is right: the Government’s plan to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda is “appalling”. It is a callous, […]
Africa / South Africa
A powerful voice for equality, peace and reconciliation
Published by The i paper (27th December, 2021) I never took much notice of Desmond Tutu until one day in July 1984 when we both received degrees from […]
Africa / Rwanda
Truss urged to block diplomat over kidnap of Hotel Rwanda hero
Published by The Mail on Sunday (12th December, 2021) Foreign secretary Liz Truss is being urged to block the appointment of Rwanda’s top diplomat in London over his central […]
Africa / Politics / Rwanda
Andrew Mitchell’s friends in Rwanda
Published by UnHerd (6th December, 2021) Earlier this year, Baroness Kennedy was contacted by the two daughters of Paul Rusesabagina — human rights campaigner, winner of the US […]
Africa / Rwanda / Technology
National newspaper gives a pulpit to a bloodstained dictator
Published by UnHerd (3rd March, 2021) The Rwandan president Paul Kagame is a master at playing Westerners for adulation and aid money. As I wrote here last week, […]
Africa / Rwanda
The dictator who fooled us
Published by UnHerd (23rd February, 2021) Paul Rusesabagina was a humble hotel manager when he became a hero amid the horrors of genocide, saving 1,268 people from machete-wielding […]
Africa / Zambia
Bobi Wine and the battle for Uganda
Published by UnHerd (14th January, 2021) It seems strange to think that when Yoweri Museveni grabbed control of Uganda 35 years ago, he was seen as a symbol […]
Africa / Covid19
The lockdown conundrum
Published by The i paper (12th October, 2020) As the nights darken, coronavirus cases surge and job losses soar, the debate over how best to respond to this […]