Hugh Russell

writes on African affairs, having spent several years living and working in Zambia. He has also written extensively for television, radio and the stage, both here and abroad.

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Zambia’s ex-President Frederick Chiluba acquitted

Zambia’s ex-President Frederick Chiluba has been acquitted of six counts of theft and corruption

First Posted August 18, 2009

'Coloureds' of Africa won't claim mixed-race Barack Obama

Much is made of Obama's mixed-race origins, but the 'coloureds' of Africa won't claim the president-elect

First Posted November 7, 2008

Hamas and Fatah: profiles

First Posted May 31, 2007

Maggots, manacles and beatings

Simon Mann's fellow convict Nathaniel Banda reveals their hellish conditions

First Posted May 18, 2007

Simon Mann extradited to Equatorial Guinea

The Old Etonian faces a 30-year sentence if he is convicted

First Posted May 9, 2007

Mann in the middle of two African dictators

Will Zimbabwe send him home, or barter his life for oil from Equatorial Guinea?

First Posted May 2, 2007

Zambia - the Chinese man's burden

First Posted February 6, 2007

Norovirus, the scourge of the high seas and cruise ships

Like cabaret and cheap booze, a vomiting bug is a cruise ship rite of passage, says Hugh Russell

First Posted January 30, 2007