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About Michael Holman

Michael Holman was Africa editor of the Financial Times, 1984-2002

Articles by Michael Holman

Friday 25th January

Africa's democratic pains

Greg Mills and Michael Holman, 25 January 2008
In Kenya, Nigeria, DR Congo and even South Africa, the tide of democracy faces resistance
Thursday 3rd January

Kenya: chaos and responsibility

Michael Holman, 3 January 2008
The post-election violence poses hard questions to Kenya's western patrons
Tuesday 11th December

African legacies: settler-colonialism, land-politics

Michael Holman, 11 December 2007
Zimbabwe and Kenya offer a different mix of colonial folly and African leadership
Monday 3rd December

The Commonwealth: punching below weight

Michael Holman, 3 December 2007

The Commonwealth in Kampala failed to live up to its own principles

Monday 19th March

Dizzy worms in Zimbabwe

Michael Holman, 19 March 2007
Robert Mugabe’s despotic rule has brought Zimbabwe to its knees. An emergency recovery programme, coordinated by the Commonwealth and made accessible to Zimbabweans at home and abroad, could become a catalyst for change, writes Michael Holman.
Monday 19th February

'The Soul of the White Ant', Eugène Marais

Michael Holman, 19 February 2007
A pioneering study by the great South African naturalist Eugène Marais shaped the way Michael Holman sees the world.
Monday 18th December

Trees for Africa

Michael Holman, 18 December 2006
A visit to Uganda leaves Michael Holman inspired by a development project that could combine economic, tourist and environmental benefits
Sunday 22nd October

Africa: celebrity and salvation

Michael Holman, 22 October 2006
The relationship between rich western celebrities and poor Africans highlights a hard challenge to the orthodoxies of aid policy, says Michael Holman.
Sunday 10th July

The G8 summit: good for Africans?

Michela Wrong, Michael Holman, Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe, and Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie, 10 July 2005
African and western writers evaluate the deals done at the 2005 G8 summit.
Sunday 26th June

Welcome to the aid business!

Michael Holman, 26 June 2005
Western NGOs’ desire to help Africans has led them into unhealthy relationships with host countries, donor governments, and media, says Michael Holman. The result is that they share responsibility for Africa’s development disasters.
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