Published in The Independent on Sunday (January 20th, 2013) The image of Mali has long been a gentle one. It is a land of magical music and mouth-watering […]
Africa / Mali
Stop the march of these deadly extremists
Published in The Independent (January 14th, 2013) For centuries, Mopti has been one of the most important cities in the Sahel, the trading post where the Saharan desert […]
Africa / Mali
Africa’s Afghanistan
Published in The Spectator (July 13th, 2012) For centuries, the people of Timbuktu have sought guidance from their Sufi saints. They took pride in the mausoleums of these […]
Africa / Mali
Like Afghanistan, Mali is a victim of our ‘war on terror’
Published in The Independent (May 23rd, 2012) So now we know that Nato will bring its misguided campaign in Afghanistan to a close by the end of 2014, […]
Africa / Mali
Accidental coup has undone decades of steady progress
Published in The Independent (April 7th, 2012) Arriving in Timbuktu after a long, hot journey across the Sahara, you come to a striking monument to peace, with guns […]