Africa express – Ian Birrell https://ianbirrell.com Columnist & Foreign Correspondent Sat, 02 Sep 2023 16:31:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://ianbirrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-ian-birrell-favicon-32x32.png Africa express – Ian Birrell https://ianbirrell.com 32 32 Troubled republic must search its revolutionary soul https://ianbirrell.com/troubled-republic-must-search-its-revolutionary-soul/ Sat, 02 Sep 2023 16:31:48 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=6075 Beat perfect until the end https://ianbirrell.com/beat-perfect-until-the-end/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 15:10:18 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=5007 Singing songs in harmony https://ianbirrell.com/singing-songs-in-harmony/ Wed, 31 Jul 2019 12:03:25 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=4701 Britain is open for business? Not for African artists https://ianbirrell.com/britain-is-open-for-business-not-for-african-artists/ Mon, 03 Sep 2018 10:41:41 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=4305 As our narrative on Africa shrinks, the continent rises https://ianbirrell.com/as-our-narrative-on-africa-shrinks-the-continent-rises/ Wed, 21 Feb 2018 11:03:02 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=4073 Clubs are closing and British culture will suffer https://ianbirrell.com/clubs-are-closing-and-british-culture-will-suffer/ Wed, 24 Aug 2016 21:55:47 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=3340 Cut down doing the job he loved https://ianbirrell.com/cut-down-doing-the-job-he-loved/ Mon, 16 Nov 2015 10:08:09 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=2918 Should Band Aid be resurrected? https://ianbirrell.com/should-band-aid-be-resurrected/ Sun, 16 Nov 2014 13:13:42 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=2445 Families that need £18,600 to spend Christmas together https://ianbirrell.com/families-that-need-18600-to-spend-christmas-together/ Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:44:00 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=2079 Kings of the desert https://ianbirrell.com/kings-of-the-desert/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 14:14:30 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=2071