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The famous things they never said

Michela Wrong — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:11:59 GMT

The mystery of a famous quotation that cannot actually be found

The burden of knowing too much history

Michela Wrong — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:07:34 GMT

If, as a westerner, you are going to visit Africa, the earlier in your life you do it, the better

How a continent missed its moment

Michela Wrong — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:29:43 GMT

Mbeki's grand project has been sabotaged by his inability to view events on the continent outside a narrow racial prism

Lessons from a beleaguered continent

Michela Wrong — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT

People cannot be left indefinitely to fester in unbearable living conditions, stripped of any hope

Why it's all about land

Michela Wrong — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT

In much of Africa today, the sad reality is that land is still the only asset guaranteed to retain its value

What made Kibaki blink?

Michela Wrong — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

The donor community's stance was outrageous. Arrogant, high-handed, a clear challenge to national sovereignty, it verged on neocolonialism. And thank God for it

Don't mention the war

Michela Wrong — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Failing to acknowledge the elephant in the room means generations of cynical politicians have got away with blatant ethnic favouritism

The dilemma for Kenya's donors

Michela Wrong — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Should donors continue lending to the new government, which many Kenyans regard as illegitimate?

Some events demand a monument

Michela Wrong — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Amin was said to keep the heads of his victims fresh in a fridge to be brought out so he could scold them while he dined

War brews on the new frontier

Michela Wrong — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Michela Wrong reports on the tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea and the war brewing on the new frontier