The problem with books on Africa - and writing about the continent in general - is that they tend to take themselves rather too seriously. Po-faced is apparently the best way to observe the continent's daily struggles with war, famine......more
Rob Crilly - African Safari
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The Worst Book on Uganda Ever?
Well that's blown it. There'll only be one book on Africa that anyone buys this year, Jane Bussmann's comedy romp through Uganda in pursuit of the Lord's Resistance Army and John Prendergast. Now I'm all for irreverent humour and bad......more
Finding Peace in Northern Uganda, Southern Sudan, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic
How much time do you give peace negotiations that involve such slippery characters as Joseph Kony and Yoweri Museveni. Or Laurent Nkunda and Joseph Kabila. Or Somalia where the Shabab is not even involved. And don't get me started on......more
For Sale: Lord's Resistance Army feature
Earlier this year photographer Kate Holt and I chartered a plane to fly from Dungu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to the tiny village of Doruma which was recovering from repeated attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army. We found......more
Which One is the Chief`s Hut?
The chief`s house in Dungu, Democratic Republic of Congo It`s the one with the satellite dish......more
Saving Somalia
Children are among the guards at a warlord's home in Mogadishu In this part of the world it doesn't take long to spot the problem with international aid to Africa. Or maybe I should rephrase things. In this part of......more
Rob Crilly in Jerusalem
Rob Crilly is a freelance journalist based in Jerusalem writing for The Sunday Telegraph and The Daily Mail. He spent...