Episode 42: Howard French
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The journalist Howard French spent a career covering West Africa and China for the\\xa0New York Times.\\xa0He stumbled into journalism somewhat accidentally while living in the Ivory Coast and has reported from the Liberian civil war, conflict in DR Congo, and covered social upheavals in China. \\xa0Now out with\\xa0a book\\xa0about China\'s complex relationship with Africa, Howard sits down with Mark to discuss his unique path to become one of America\'s most respected journalists and observers of West Africa. Have a listen!\\xa0
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