Biography
Ben is a leading specialist on African politics and conflict, policy formulation and applied analysis. He has a broad range of experience across West and Central Africa, with a particular focus on the DRC and wider Great Lakes region.
He has significant direct experience of bridging the gap between cutting-edge academic insight and real-world, practical policy advice, notably as the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) specialist on Central Africa and African conflict (2004-2011).
He was a research fellow in international relations at the London School of Economics (2009-10) and has degrees from the University of Cambridge and the University of Bristol.
Past experience
| 2011 | Great Lakes Course Director, Rift Valley Institute |
| 2004 - 2011 | Senior Research Analyst, Africa Research Group, FCO |
| 2009 - 2010 | David Davies of Llandinam Research Fellow in International Relations, LSE |
| 2002 - 2004 | Researcher and Coordinator, All Party Parliamentary Group on the Great Lakes Region, UK Parliament |
