Ben Rawlence

Ben Rawlence's first book Radio Congo was published to critical acclaim by One World in 2012 and chosen by the Economist as a Book of the Year. A graduate of SOAS and the University of Chicago, Ben has dedicated much of the past ten years to working as a researcher for Human Rights Watch. Ben is a frequent contributor to BBC Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent, and has written for a wide range of publications including the Guardian, the London Review of Books and Prospect, as well as a panellist at the Frontline Club, Chatham House, the Royal Africa Society and the US Council on Foreign Relations.