Richard Dowden author biography, plus links to books by Richard Dowden.

Richard Dowden

Richard Dowden is director of the Royal African Society. He spent a decade as Africa Editor of the Independent, and then another decade as Africa Editor of the Economist. He has made three television documentaries on Africa, for the BBC and Channel 4.

This biography was last updated on 03/09/2009.

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