Experts
Richard Dowden
Director, Royal African Society
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Richard Dowden Weighs in on Jeffrey Sachs and Paul Collier
The journalist does not have faith in a massive financial aid package for Africa. Read More
March 30, 2009 | In World
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Richard Dowden Laments the Robert Mugabe Problem
Richard Dowden says Mugabe will not bow from power if only to spite the West. Read More
March 30, 2009 | In World
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Richard Dowden Considers the AIDS Crisis
The journalist says prevention is the key step that no effort has been able to successfully deliver on yet. Read More
March 30, 2009 | In Health & Medicine, Science & Tech
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Richard Dowden Considers African Unity
Journalist Richard Dowden says solidarity is the goal but it's handicapped by regional allegiances. Read More
March 30, 2009 | In World
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Richard Dowden Considers Obama’s Appeal to Africans
The journalist notes a great deal of enthusiasm for Obama but no homegrown leader of equal stature. Read More
March 30, 2009 | In World
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Richard Dowden Considers China’s Role In Africa
The journalist analyzes China’s far-reaching role in Africa’s mineral sector. Read More
March 30, 2009 | In World
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Richard Dowden Analyzes Colonialism’s Impact on Africa
The journalist says colonialism was “short enough to destroy leadership in Africa but not long enough to replace it with anything else.” Read More
March 30, 2009 | In World
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Richard Dowden Explains Why Development in Africa Is So Difficult
The journalist explains the dysfunction that plagues Africa’s politics. Read More
March 30, 2009 | In World
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Richard Dowden on Volunteerism
The journalist advises not going to Africa with the idea of being a crusader. Read More
March 30, 2009 | In World
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Richard Dowden on the Royal African Society
The journalist tells the story of the world’s leading organization for African affairs. Read More
March 30, 2009 | In World
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Richard Dowden Recaps His Thirty-Five Year Love Affair With Africa
The journalist first entered the field after missionaries got him a teaching job in Uganda in 1971. Read More
March 30, 2009 | In World
