Jonathan Derrick worked on the staff of the weekly West Africa in the 1960s and later worked in Nigeria and Britain in publishing, journalism and academia. His latest book, Biafra in the News: The Nigerian Civil War Seen from a London News Desk, is published by Hurst & Co at £19.99 (Tablet price £17.99 via +44 (0)20 7799 4064
or bookshop@chbookshop.co.uk).