Call it a world of dread and fear, Geldof? Try eating catfish in a Lagos bush bar
Elnathan John
Nigerian satirist Elnathan John responds to Do They Know It’s Christmas? – the Band Aid song that did as much to entrench myths as it did to raise money
July 2015
Celebrity efforts to 'save Africa' have often only reinforced stereotypes
Adekeye Adebajo
From The Beatles to Bieber, how pop stars have saved the world
March 2015
#HappySoundsLike: a free playlist will not bring change for those in poverty
Are celebrity charity patrons a good thing?
Ben Summerskill
December 2014
X Factor winner Ben Haenow wins race to Christmas No 1
Something I Need gains combined chart sales of 214,000 in week ahead of singles by Mark Ronson and Ed Sheeran
Guardian Africa network
Africa for pessimists: 2014 in review
Let’s be honest, 2014 has not been a great year for Africa. Rocked by disease, terrorism and civil war, Simon Allison highlights this year’s worst moments
Ebola survivor Will Pooley calls Band Aid 'cringeworthy cultural ignorance'
The Guardian profile
Zoella Sugg, online queen: followed by millions but ‘cripplingly shy’
We can call Bob Geldof a hypocrite, but few of us have done more to fight Ebola
Chris van Tulleken
November 2014
Take That seal deal with Google for exclusive streaming of new album III
BandAid 30: five things charity fundraisers can teach Bob Geldof
Band Aid 30: why donations not downloads may be the best strategy
Stuart Dredge
Bob Geldof urges those who've purchased charity single to 'delete and download again'
Band Aid clinches number one spot
Lily Allen: Band Aid is smug and I’d rather donate actual money
Africa is more than Band Aid and Ebola
Is Ukip right – was life really better in 1984?
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy leads French Band Aid
Guardian Africa network
African musicians sing homegrown alternative to Geldof’s Band Aid 30
