Michela Wrong
Michela Wrong has spent 13 years reporting on the African continent and is the author of two non-fiction books, "In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz," about the Congolese dictator Mobutu, and "I didn't do it for you", about the Red Sea nation of Eritrea.
Articles by Michela Wrong
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Africa
The white man's guilty burden
- 12 June 2006
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Michela Wrong defines a black embarrassment
Society
Michela Wrong meets an African version of herself
- 22 May 2006
"Kenyan men of my age openly talk of beating their girlfriends," says a friend. "The attitudes are identical to their fathers'"
World Affairs
Congo on the edge
- 08 May 2006
After its elections, will this gigantic African nation begin a new, normalised future - as the international community fervently hopes - or will it implode? Michela Wrong reports from Kinshasa
Politics
Michela Wrong tracks sleaze to its source
- 17 April 2006
Britain has a pretty spotty record when it comes to what is termed the "supply side" of sleaze
Society
A different magic
- 10 April 2006
A reliance on the supernatural still permeates African society. Now it is not about dealing with nature, but managing the strains of modern life
Society
Michela Wrong finds three years isn't enough
- 06 March 2006
If I had £50 for every time I've heard the words "I've only been in Africa for . . ." on the lips of an expat, I wouldn't need to work
Society
Michela Wrong compares scams
- 20 February 2006
A pain in the wallet focuses the mind. To Kenyans, the Anglo Leasing scandal feels like a very personal affront
