Olly Owen

Olly Owen is Africa analyst at the London-based research group Global Insight. He previously worked at the Centre for Democracy and Development as an election observer and researcher on democracy, governance and conflict in west Africa.

The contested rights of the Niger delta

The tenth anniversary of the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa, 10 November 1995, has brought a welcome refocusing of global attention on the ongoing human and environmental disaster in the Niger

By Olly Owen

/ 18 Nov 2005

China and Africa: a new era of south-south cooperation

The world economy is being reshaped by new technologies, services, and trading relationships. Much of this dynamism is fuelled by ambitious developing-world nation-states like Brazil, India and South Africa. As

By Olly Owen and Chris Melville

/ 7 Jul 2005

Olly Owen

The contested rights of the Niger delta

China and Africa: a new era of &#147;south-south cooperation&#148;

China and Africa: a new era of south-south cooperation