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Author: Michael Jennings

Michael Jennings

Michael Jennings is Head of the Department of Development Studies at SOAS, University of London, and Reader in International Development. His research looks at the history and politics of development in Africa, with a particular focus on aid and development; the role of non-state local and international actors in development (including the role of religion and development); and on issues around health and development in Africa.

  • UK Prime Minister Theresa May dances in South Africa.
    EconomyTop story
    By Michael Jennings
    August 31, 2018
    1236
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    May in Africa: Same old UK self-interest + new smell of desperation

    Theresa May is the latest UK leader to visit “Africa” for their own political purposes, with aid now being linked to post-Brexit trade deals. In 1948, ...
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