Revealed: Boko Haram’s child army
In the rush to declare Isis dead now that its caliphate has been routed from Iraq and Syria, it’s easy…
Pirates of the Caribbean: How Venezuela’s near collapse is causing a crisis on the seas
Brian Austin, a fisherman from the small village of Cedros in Trinidad, is struggling to describe the men who robbed…
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For Marie Colvin, mortal danger was what made life worth living
When Britain finally lowered the flag in the Iraqi city of Basra in 2007, the army’s top brass valiantly claimed…
Homage to Ambazonia: The battle over language has begun in Cameroon
Calabar, Nigeria Simon Ngwa is a gentle and polite man, and he apologised to me first for what he was…
The EU is sending migrants home – into the hands of people smugglers
What to do about illegal migration from Africa into Europe? The EU’s repatriation programme seems at first like a great…
Amazing grace
Last week, Peregbakumo Oyawerikumo, aka ‘The Master’, was finally caught and shot by the Nigerian army. Oyawerikumo and his Egbesu…
Liberians so love the murderous Charles Taylor they want his ex-wife to rule
James Sackie would make a good frontman for a campaign to help ex-child soldiers. At the age of 17, he…
Exodus from Gambia
A ticket to paradise comes very cheap in Gambia — as long as you’re headed in the right direction. Thomas…
Mercenaries could transform the fight against Isis – if we let them
Private military contractors have done wonders against Boko Haram. They could against Isis, too
