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... Read Full Article
UK aid bankrolls fixer to make profits for Chinese businesses in Africa
Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th December, 2017) Britain is handing aid to an organisation headed by a wealthy... Read Full Article
Africa’s leaders look to move beyond control and charity of aid
Published by UnHerd (7th December, 2017) Few people are in better position to observe the pace of political change across... Read Full Article
Aid groups have blinded Britain to the realities of Africa
Published in The Independent (January 9th, 2013) Recep Erdogan, the astute prime minister of Turkey, is on a tour of... Read Full Article
Our image of Africa is hopelessly obsolete
Published in The Observer (26th August, 2012) Think of Ethiopia and what do you see. Perhaps a starving child, flies in... Read Full Article
Bob Geldof’s obsession with aid hurt Africa. But now trade is healing the scars
Published in The Independent (May 28th, 2012) I first became aware of Bob Geldof in 1977 when I bought the... Read Full Article
Gbagbo must go – and so should other African leaders who overstay
Published in The Guardian (April 4th, 2011) The horror stories have been emerging for weeks. Atrocities against children, bodies on... Read Full Article
We help the big men steal
Published in The Guardian (February 14th, 2011) I lived for the sake of this country, Hosni Mubarak told Egyptians as he... Read Full Article
It’s time the world listened to new stories out of Africa
Published in The Observer (January 20th, 2011) Eleni Gabre-Madhin rings the bell and another day of frenetic dealing starts at... Read Full Article
There has never been a better time to be alive
Published in the London Evening Standard (January 4th, 2011) These are difficult days. Not just because for many people it... Read Full Article