Published by The i paper (23rd March, 2020) Six years ago I landed in Liberia. My temperature was taken after leaving the plane, then I walked through an […]
Africa / Liberia
West Africa offered reasons to be cheerful in 2017
Published by The Times (1st January, 2018) George Weah, the former world footballer of the year, has achieved his great goal by winning the presidency of Liberia. There […]
Africa / Liberia / Technology / United States / World
Trump is debasing democracy the world over
Published by CapX (27th July, 2017) When I was in Liberia three years ago covering the ebola epidemic, I was amazed to discover the depth of antipathy many […]
Africa / Aid / Liberia
The aid industry endorses human rights abuses, fuels corruption and missed the Ebola crisis
Published by The Independent (3rd November, 2014) First came a report revealing terrible human rights abuses from a repressive regime backed by huge sums of British aid. A […]
Africa / Aid / Liberia
Our shameful response to the ebola crisis
Published by The Independent (20th October, 2014) I relaxed again this weekend. It was 21 days since I returned from Liberia to report on the human tragedy of […]
Africa / Liberia
A lethal epidemic and a lethargic global response
Published by The Independent (4th October, 2014) Augustin was agitated and scared. After weeks spent hiding in his house with his wife and children, he had left the […]
Africa / Health / Liberia
Bonfire of the ebola victims
Published by The Mail on Sunday (28th September, 2014) As I walked into the walled Hindu-style cremation site outside Monrovia alongside the latest consignment of bodies, I saw […]
Afghanistan / Africa / Aid / Mali / Politics / World
Save lives Mr Cameron, but don’t imagine you need to save Africa
Published in The Independent (February 2nd, 2013) This week, the Prime Minister went to Africa.Struggling to achieve anything at home thanks to the shaky state of her coalition, […]
Africa / Libya
A warning shot to the world’s despots
Published in The Independent (April 27th, 2012) The evidence was gruesome. One witness told how he watched his sister being raped and an old woman have her throat […]