The Economist‘s Africa correspondent, based in Johannesburg, and roving across the continent. Before joining The Economist in 2016, he was a journalist with the Financial Times, which he joined in 2010. Mr. McDermott was a policy adviser in the UK prime minister’s strategy and policy units from 2008-10.

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