The veteran journalist talks to Libby Powell about the dearth of tweeting Tuaregs, reporting war crimes and the scourge of guinea worm.
You have spent much of your career travelling – do you ever find it hard to leave home?
Once the plane door shuts, I am just hungry to go. But I do sometimes dread leaving. I may have things planned and then suddenly I’m off to Egypt. Part of me is thrilled and part of me is depressed. My sense of home returns at acute moments when times are very tough.
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