Jacob Zuma - a question of competence not conscience
23 April 2009
The Times
Chinua Achebe: A hero's welcome
18 February 2009
BBC
Britain should cease its one-sided support of Rwanda: If Kagame doesn't rein in Nkunda, we should tell him we won't fund him
15 December 2008
The Independent
Future uncertain as curtain falls on South Africa's Julius Caesar - Despite often quirky views, Thabo Mbeki his country economically strong. Will his successor endanger that legacy?
23 September 2008
The Times
Zimbabwe: How can sworn enemies work together? The Harare deal may break down but it could also become a model for Africa's future
13 September 2008
The Times
An alien inheritance
September 2008
Prospect Magazine
The family: Africa's blessing and curse. Too often Africa is seen through a prism of war and famine, but this masks its essential energy
31 August 2008
The Sunday Times
Mugabe's power ploy - Zimbabwe's president is using talks with Morgan Tsvangirai to buy time while he prepares for war
26 July 2008
The Guardian
Fuel for the opponents of neo-colonialism: Gordon Brown is clearly worried about world oil prices. The recent increase in supply from the Saudis seems to have been immediately offset by the militant attack on the offshore Bonga oilfield which axed a further 200,000 barrels a day from Nigeria's already-reduced output
11 July 2008
The Independent
If the people want power they must fight for it: It is clear that Tsvangirai's pleas to the rest of the world have failed
24 June 2008
The Independent
The seeds of mistrust were sown decades ago, but this will not explode into genocide
29 January 2008
The Independent
Condescension and ignorance are no help to Kenya - The West's patronising response to the recent events in Kenya betrays our lack of respect to a sophisticated continent
6 January 2008
The Observer
Southern Sudan casts a shadow over Uganda's peace
26 November 2007
The Independent
Commonwealth meeting provides showcase for Uganda's revival
22 November 2007
The Independent
Kenya's exiled champion: Employed to investigate the immense financial corruption of the Moi government, John Githongo's findings made him persona non grata
3 September 2007
The Guardian
A stony reminder of how Churchill betrayed black Africa
29 August 2007
The Times
Child kidnap is a worrying change of the rules: For oil companies, it is cheaper to pay a ransom surcharge than shut down pipelines
9 July 2007
The Independent
Blair's departure: Blair's approach to Africa was simplistic and lacked an understanding of how the continent works
11 May 2007
The Independent
Opposition rejects Nigerian poll result
24 April 2007
The Independent
Nigerian poll mired in claims of vote-rigging, fraud and violence
23 April 2007
The Independent
Nigeria's election sidesteps plight of poor
21 April 2007
The Independent
Nine killed as militants attack police station in Nigeria
19 April 2007
The Independent
The beginning of Mugabe's end? Behind the scenes, the MDC is talking to Zanu-PF and deals are being done. Zimbabwe's president may finally be losing his iron grip on power
16 March 2007
The Guardian
Magic replaces the mayhem - Uganda has changed since Idi Amin - so much so that it could even be considered a honeymoon destination
13 March 2007
The Telegraph
Richard Dowden: How mistakes of US's 1992 invasion are being repeated
13 January 2007
The Independent
Richard Dowden: Somalia will not forget this latest catastrophe
11 January 1993
The Independent
Richard Dowden: This war in Africa should not be taking place
27 December 2006
The Independent
Richard Dowden: On offer: a huge prize in a land of poverty
26 October 2006
The Independent
Warlords in the wings as Congo votes in hope - One of the world's poorest nations is also one of its richest mineral sources. So this election is a vital step to stability
30 July 2006
The Observer
Richard Dowden: Somalia can succeed if we'd leave it alone
21 June 2006
The Independent
Inspiration behind the 'terror gang' - The Acholi people of Uganda, trapped between a vicious cult and a vengeful national army, now see only one route to peace
2 April 2006
The Observer
Small 'witches' of Kinshasa
3 March 2006
The Guardian
D-day for the 'new Mugabe' of Africa - In this week's Ugandan elections voters must decide whether President Museveni, once a hero of liberation, is now just another despot
19 February 2006
The Observer
Thousands of child 'witches' turned on to the streets to starve - Kinshasa sects make fortunes from exorcisms
12 February
The Observer
Richard Dowden: Fair trade, more aid and debt relief are not really the answer
27 December 2005
The Independent
Leading article: Failures that have kept poverty in the present
27 December 2005
The Independent
Milton Obote - First prime minister - and later President - of independent Uganda
12 October 2005
The Independent
Riots, starvation and a coup. Whatever happened to those G8 promises on Africa?
10 August 2005
The Independent
In Niger we see a cruel truth - It still takes television pictures of dying children to kickstart officials into action
28 July 2005
The Times
I hate to spoil the party, but our approach to Africa is riddled with contradictions
2 July 2005
The Independent
Cynical politicians, pipedreams - and how we can make a difference
1 June 2005
The Independent
What now of Blair's vision after Zimbabwe?
4 April 2005
The Independent
State of shame - New evidence reveals the horrors of British colonial repression in studies from David Anderson and Caroline Elkins, Histories of the Hanged and Britain's Gulag
5 February 2005
The Guardian
'Africa has little to show for past Marshall Plans' - Richard Dowden argues that we need to understand the people and the politics of this continent, before we attempt to save it
9 January 2005
The Observer
Beyers Naude - Church minister who turned very publicly against apartheid
8 September 2004
The Independent
