Daniel Knowles

According to Daniel Knowles, The Economist’s Africa correspondent, the story behind a failed Chinese investment is stranger than it seems

When he took the Nairobi-Mombasa train, Daniel Knowles saw a side of Kenya that is disappearing – which, in some ways, is just as well

In Nairobi life-admin is a job in itself. The Economist’s Africa correspondent argues that it helps to keep poor countries poor

Nomadic herders have violently seized land from ranchers in central Kenya. Daniel Knowles investigates the roots of the conflict

The internet expands horizons. But, asks Daniel Knowles, The Economist’s Africa correspondent, does it also tantalise those who can’t reach them?

Daniel Knowles, The Economist’s Mumbai correspondent, finds joy in the intermingling of Hindi and English

Can they get as big as football and cricket?

What began as a troll has become a religion