MARK Huband, who has died aged 58 of pancreatitis and multiple organ failure, built a strong and lasting reputation over more than three decades as a foreign correspondent and business analyst, specialising in Africa and the Middle East.

Mark was born in Low Bentham, Yorkshire, the son of Ann (nee Greening), a secretary, and David Huband, a teacher. He grew up in Essex, attending Burnt Mill secondary school (now academy), Harlow, where his father was head of English. Mark then studied medieval, modern and economic history at Manchester University and took a postgraduate diploma in journalism (1986) at Cardiff University.

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