Her body is heavy with fatigue after a 17-hour shift, but Janey*, 29, finds it impossible to fall asleep. She … More
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I'm an journalist, based in Dubai.
New Internationalist: Next generation of Chagos exiles resists deportation
16 July 2018 Since he took his first breath, Dominique Elysee has lived in exile. It is all he has … More
New Internationalist: Did deforestation cause the Ebola outbreak?
10 April 2018 From 2014-16, an unprecedented Ebola epidemic killed more than 11,000 people across West Africa. Now scientists have … More
The Financial Times’ This is Africa: South Africa – Gold miners class action heads to high court
Three South African legal firms are gearing up to battle 32 gold mining firms in Johannesburg’s High Court on behalf … More
New Internationalist: Illegitimate children denied British citizenship by ‘archaic’ law
12 November 2018 Katie McQue exposes the legal loopholes used to discriminate against Caribbean citizen Britain’s hostile immigration laws were recently laid … More
New Internationalist: Women starving for their basic humanity
14 March 2018 Immigration Removal Centres are the shame of Britain, Katie McQue reports Being gay in Uganda can cost you your … More
New Internationalist: Chagossians urge caution over UN legal win
26 February 2019 – The United Nations International Court of Justice has ruled that Britain should hand the Chagos Islands back … More
Forbes: Sisi’s Government Clings To Debt To Pull Egypt’s Oil & Gas From The Brink
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), the country’s state-owned oil company, is in the market for a $1.5bn loan. It … More
Forbes: Buyer’s Remorse – How Nigeria’s Oil Sector Is Fighting To Survive
Staring down the barrel of long-term weak oil prices, 2016 will be painful for Nigeria’s oil sector. The nation’s indigenous … More
The Financial Times – This is Africa: South African miners could lose HIV treatment in job cuts
As commodity prices tumble, South African miners with HIV stand to lose access to treatment should they be made redundant … More
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