Published in The Times (March 11th, 2011) Juan Pedro Mendene was midway through his weekly radio programme, ironically called Total Relaxation, when the live broadcast was interrupted by his […]
Africa / Libya
Bloggers warn of lynchings and Gaddafi’s deserted by his blonde Ukranian nurse
Published in The Mail on Sunday (February 27th, 2011) Muammar Gaddafi has survived many threats in his time. But now the people he has terrorised for so long […]
Africa / Libya
We can’t let ourselves be scarred by Iraq
Published in The Guardian (February 24th, 2011) It gets worse and worse. Muammar Gaddafi has declared war on his people and the streets of Libya are flowing with […]
Africa / Libya
A deal struck with tyranny
Published in The Daily Telegraph (February 21st, 2011) As I stood on a hilltop overlooking al-Bayda less than a fortnight ago, the prosperity of the city was plain […]
Africa / Libya
‘Mad dog’ Gaddafi won’t go without a fight
Published in The Times (February 17th, 2011) So is it really possible that the next regime to fall in this astonishing winter of protests could be the mad […]
Africa / Libya
Now even Mad Dog Gaddafi faces a Day of Rage
Published in The Mail on Sunday (February 15th, 2011) I was sitting in a smart address in the middle of Tripoli, drinking coffee and discussing the momentous events […]
Africa / Egypt
The flowering of democracy, or the birth of another Iran?
Published in The Mail on Sunday (January 30th, 2011) For the fifth day in a row, Egypt was consumed with rage, fear and hope yesterday. The streets of […]
Africa / Tunisia
Why a fruit and veg seller could unleash wave of revolutions
Published in the Mail on Sunday (January 16th, 2011) It all began with the despair of one man, a young graduate unable to get a job, like so […]
Africa / Aid / General
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 is the first day back at work, but […]