During the Christmas period I spent a lot of time watching mainly terrible movies, and reading some amazing books. It also got me thinking about…
US Secretary of State Clinton spoke out against the threat of wildlife crime in a recent speech, she highlighted the rising danger to animals across…
China has taken an increasingly influential role in Nigeria. Trade between the two countries totalled $8.2 billion in 2011, just behind Angola and South Africa,…
Chinese banks have outstripped the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the World Bank’s lending in Latin America over the last five years, putting China in…
When I last travelled from the Sri Lankan capital Colombo to Galle in the south of the country it was down a two lane, bumpy,…
A wonderful map of investments in the West African state of Cote D’Ivoire, by the excellent Africa-Asia-confidential site. http://www.africa-asia-confidential.com
I will be giving an after dinner talk on China in Africa – the positives at the Chopsticks Club in London on 11 September. Details…
Indian engagement in Africa India’s biggest mobile carrier, Bharti Airtel, was feeling the effects of a rapidly saturating Indian phone market: by 2015 over 75%…
On 13 July the Frontline Club hosted a discussion on logging in Cambodia and showed a clip from an upcoming documentary film “Rubbernaut” which explores…