Africa
What are the Chinese up to in Africa?
Few subjects generate as much angst, or puzzlement, among Western policymakers in Africa as China’s presence on the continent. In…
How green policies hurt the poor
How green policies hit the poorest hardest
Before you talk about 'Lessons from Rwanda', read this
Twenty years ago, I was a witness to the Rwandan genocide. Those who speak of lessons from it are deluded
Why I won’t let my children learn French
Why I won’t let my children be taught French
A secret from my African childhood has become a deeper mystery
About 55 years ago, when I was about ten, my younger brother Roger and I discovered a slave pit in…
Britain has many major problems - racism isn't one of them
Britain has less prejudice than the countries where I’ve lived before – and more people taking offence
I don't love money, but I love the risks it makes me take
On the flight into Kinshasa, I sat next to an elderly Englishman who was pallid with fear. He revealed that…
There's a global morality gap — and it's getting wider
The world can now be divided between post- and pre-enlightened countries
