Martyn DrakardA Thousand HillsMartyn Drakard | 26 Jul 2008The leadership of a remarkable soldier-president could turn the ruins of Rwanda into the Singapore of Africa.The Wizard of the NileMartyn Drakard | 18 Jun 2008Almost forgotten in the West is a ghastly war in northern Uganda in which thousands have been murdered, raped and enslaved.Mayhem in South Africa's townshipsMartyn Drakard | 7 Jun 2008The roots of South Africa’s problems are partially ethnic, but more emphatically economic.The curse of tribal rivalryMartyn Drakard | 2 Feb 2008Despite horrific stories from Kenya, there are signs of hope for harmony amongst ethnic groups.Kenya: test case for African democracyMartyn Drakard | 11 Jan 2008Will Mwai Kibaki and his supporters allow their country's achievements to go up in smoke?Crying poorMartyn Drakard | 2 Nov 2007Poverty is big business for aid agencies in Africa.Award for pioneer African novelistMartyn Drakard | 5 Oct 2007Africa is no longer a literary backwater, as the acclaim for Nigeria's Chinua Achebe shows.Where political incorrectness reignsMartyn Drakard | 14 Sep 2007The Ugandan government is defying the West with its intransigence over gay rights.A new era for African mediaMartyn Drakard | 23 Aug 2007Why does the West think that war, famine and death are Africa's only commodities, asks an award-winning journalist.Why some Africans fear Western medicineMartyn Drakard | 10 Aug 2007There may not be a conspiracy to sterilise them with modern drugs, but some Africans think there is.free updates   
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