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Peter Guest

Peter Guest is a London-based journalist and writer focusing on international development and environmental issues.

Written by Peter Guest

Indigenous people walking in a dry landscape, some carry sacks on their heads and water containers, one carries a child on their back.

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Poverty and development

Walking on oil

East Africa is the world’s latest hotspot for oil and gas exploration. Will this be a boon or a curse in arid Turkana?

Peter Guest

Three men in military uniforms standing near a green vehicle at dusk. Another man is seated inside the vehicle.

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Ecology and environmental sciences

Raining like a mountain

Electric fences are going up around Kenya’s forested mountaintops. Is this the only way to keep Africa’s water flowing?

Peter Guest