Our shameful response to the ebola crisis
Published by The Independent (20th October, 2014) I relaxed again this weekend. It was 21 days since I returned from... Read Full Article
South Africa’s obesity crisis: the shape of things to come?
Published by Mosaic Science (9th September, 2014) When the first McDonald’s restaurant opened almost two decades ago in Johannesburg, a... Read Full Article
When will our politicians realise Africa has changed?
Published by The Independent (4th August, 2014) The dominant headlines out of Africa are as depressing as always in the... Read Full Article
The folly of the 0.7% foreign-aid solution
Published by the Wall Street Journal (10th July, 2014) Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki won global applause when he introduced free... Read Full Article
Aid corporations dressed in clothing of compassion
Published in The Guardian (8th July, 2014) The president of South Sudan warns that his nation faces terrible famine, with... Read Full Article
Boko Haram, hashtag activism & how the West can really help Nigeria
Published by The Independent (12th May, 2014) Now it’s official: the Western world is horrified about the kidnapping of more... Read Full Article
Double standards, grateful dictators
Published by The Observer (4th May, 2014) The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor... Read Full Article
Africa is refuting the usual economic pessimism
Published by The Wall Street Journal (16th April, 2014) The terrorist bombing that killed 71 people in Nigeria’s capital Monday... Read Full Article
Ethiopian sues Britain for giving aid to his country
Published by The Mail on Sunday (30th March, 2014) An Ethiopian farmer has been given legal aid in the UK... Read Full Article
How does Europe look to an African?
Published in The Independent (February 17th, 2014) The other day I was chatting to an African friend when he asked... Read Full Article