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Richard Dowden

Director, Royal African Society

Richard Dowden Weighs in on Jeffrey Sachs and Paul Collier 2:22 Discuss
Richard Dowden Laments the Robert Mugabe Problem 3:11 Discuss
Richard Dowden Considers the AIDS Crisis 4:08 Discuss
Richard Dowden Considers African Unity 1:24 Discuss
Richard Dowden Considers Obama’s Appeal to Africans 4:05 Discuss
China’s Role In Africa 3:20 Discuss
Colonialism’s Impact on Africa 4:42 Discuss
Why Development in Africa Is So Difficult 4:37 Discuss
Volunteering in Africa 0:59 Discuss
The Royal African Society 3:07 Discuss
Richard Dowden's Thirty-Five Year Love Affair With Africa 1:17 Discuss

About Richard Dowden

Richard Dowden Richard Dowden is Executive Director of the Royal African Society in London (www.royalafricansociety.org).

Richard worked for the Times until 1986 when he became Africa Editor of the Independent and in 1995 took the post of Africa Editor at The Economist. He also made three television documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4 on Africa.

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