Author Archives: James Jacobs

James Jacobs has recently finished working as Communications and Social Media Assistant at Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service. He has written blog articles for various websites and has a passion for current affairs and global development issues, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. He cites George Orwell and the BBC Correspondent Lyse Doucet as his inspiration in journalism.

Nakumatt Westgate in Westlands, Nairobi

Kenya: Westgate siege unifies shocked nation

The hostage situation this weekend in the Westgate shopping centre has hit global headlines in a way very few events in Sub-Saharan Africa ever do. At least 68 people have been killed and many more injured in an attack by Read on! →

The International Criminal Court in the Hague

Kenya: William Ruto on trial at the Hague

Suited and media-savvy, it seems at first look as if William Ruto, the Deputy President of Kenya, is an average politician. However, today he faced the International Criminal Court in The Hague. He’s the first serving political figure to do Read on! →