Oliver August

Oliver August appears in the following:

Backstory: South Sudan Independence

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Last month, the southern Sudanese people voted 99% in favor of breaking away from northern Sudan and creating an independent state. Oliver August, Africa correspondent for The Economist, and Jehanne Henry, Sudan researcher for Human Rights Watch, explain the 2005 peace agreement that led to this vote and the challenges South Sudan faces in setting up a new nation.

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China’s Most Wanted

Monday, July 23, 2007

A mixed-up reporting assignment led London Times Beijing Bureau Chief Oliver August to the case of Lai Changxing, an illiterate criminal mastermind who earned billions of dollars, along with the title of public enemy #1. August follows his harrowing story through dark backrooms, all the way to a face-to-face encounter ...

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