Chris Melville is a research analyst covering the West and Central African region, with a particular focus on the oil and conflict states of the Atlantic Rim. He is a graduate of Modern History from Balliol College, Oxford University, and holds an MA in African Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, where he focused on post-Cold War transitions and resource dependency in Angola.

Recent articles

China’s energy-hungry economy is driving the country’s ambitious Africa strategy. But is such bold developing-world investment any less self-interested than that from western, ex-colonial states? Chris Melville & Olly Owen map the dynamics of a new age of “south-south cooperation”.