Published by The Times (10th December, 2020) Amid the joy at seeing the first elderly Britons inoculated against Covid-19, a group called the People’s Vaccine Alliance popped up […]
Africa / Covid19 / Uganda
Africa’s catastrophic Covid response
Published by UnHerd (11th September, 2020) As Covid-19 began to sweep across the planet earlier this year, the warnings about the disease’s impact on Africa were terrifying. The […]
Africa / Nigeria / Technology
Can Zuckerberg control his monster?
Published by UnHerd (19th November, 2018) It seems incredible Facebook is only 14 years old. The firm’s penetration of the planet, since it was created by some Harvard […]
Africa / Mali / United States / World
As our narrative on Africa shrinks, the continent rises
Published by The i paper (15th January, 2018) For a brief moment Donald Trump sounded presidential on Friday as he signed a proclamation to mark the public holiday […]
Africa / Arts / Books / Congo / Equatorial Guinea / General / Ivory Coast / Libya / Nigeria
A well-trodden journey into the heart of darkness
Published by The Times (30th December, 2017) Dictatorland: The Men Who Stole Africa by Paul Kenyon (Head of Zeus) I came to this book with enthusiasm. The author […]
Aid
Can Patel turn the tide on foreign aid?
Published by The Telegraph (22nd September, 2016) As a devout Remainer, I was disturbed by the EU referendum result. But one silver lining is seeing Priti Patel running […]
Aid / Politics
Stop the spin. Focus on the dodgy facts
Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th April, 2016) Democracy deserves to be cherished. As a foreign correspondent, I have covered protests, revolutions and wars around the world […]