Paul Melly

Paul is an Associate Fellow of the Africa programme at Chatham House. He has expertise in French and EU Africa policy, development policy, grassroots development, development finance, and project and trade finance. He writes for, among others, the Economist intelligence Unit, Middle East Economic Digest, Africa Confidential, the Japan International Cooperation Agency and Sasakawa Africa Association.

Articles

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European governments need a more flexible approach to immigration, but no politician is willing to say so

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As Mali's factions signs a new treaty, what are the chances it will succeed

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The continent’s most populous country is setting an example

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African politicians such as Burkina Faso's Blaise Compaoré yearn for the days of the "Big Man" leader, but now they are forced to accept the will of the people

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The Indian ocean island is emerging from instability, but it is still haunted by ghosts of the recent past