Proof that foreign aid does not work
Published by The Mail on Sunday (14th October, 2018) As I drove through villages in northern Ghana, bumping along pitted... Read Full Article
Steve Baker and his daft plans
Published by The Guardian (12th September, 2018) Seven years ago I went on one of my strangest journalistic jaunts, when... Read Full Article
It’s not the Maybolt’s dance moves that are the true horror of her African trip
Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd September, 2018) Theresa May’s robotic dancing made some people laugh. But the Maybot... Read Full Article
May’s view of Africa is blinkered and damaging
Published by The Times (29th August, 2018) Theresa May is making her first visit to Africa since entering Downing Street... Read Full Article
The cunning crocodile who may devour Zimbabwe’s new dawn
Published by The Mail on Sunday (29th July, 2018) Tomorrow marks a landmark in the cruel history of Zimbabwe: the... Read Full Article
Britain is open for business? Not for African artists
Published by The Guardian (27th July, 2018) Moonchild Sanely oozes star quality. When musicians from Africa Express – the organisation... Read Full Article
Why a historic African peace deal is good news for Europe
Published by UnHerd (13th July, 2018) Earlier this week a mechanic in Ethiopia telephoned his mother. Such a simple event,... Read Full Article
Grotesque deeds that stained our democracy
Published by The Mail on Sunday (1st July, 2018) A few days after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, I entered... Read Full Article
Deal is an own goal
Published by The Sun (11th June, 2018) Paul Kagame is one of the world’s most ruthless dictators. He runs a... Read Full Article
The foreign aid ghost camps
Published by The Mail on Sunday (3rd June, 2018) When United Nations chief Antonio Guterres begged the world to help Uganda... Read Full Article