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The vagabond king

The vagabond king

When 25-year-old Valentine Strasser seized power in Sierra Leone in 1992, he became the world’s youngest head of state. Today he lives with his mother and spends his days drinking gin by the roadside. What went wrong?

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The terrorist who wasn’t

The terrorist who wasn’t

Vilified by the press and falsely branded a terror threat by Interpol, Tunisian-born Mohamed Ali Harrath was a victim of Britain’s shameful collusion with brutal dictators.

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False ending

False ending

Muammar Gaddafi is dead but the women of Libya remain fearful.

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Hitchens archive: Colonel Ghadaffi's Libya

In this 1976 article, Hitchens reflects on a dictator on the ascendant.

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How cancelling 'made-up' debt could help the UK meet aid targets

How cancelling 'made-up' debt could help the UK meet aid targets

Treating debt relief for Sudan as charity will allow aid targets to be met at no cost.

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The masses stay silent

On the web: Tweets From Tahrir Live

On the web: Tweets From Tahrir Live

A stream of updates from people at the forefront of the Egyptian revolution.

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Careful where you tread

The new African leaders and their unlikely British pasts

The new African leaders and their unlikely British pasts

Recent elections in Tunisia, Zambia and Liberia have thrown up unconventional politicians.

The NS Interview: Albie Sachs, lawyer and anti-apartheid campaigner

The NS Interview: Albie Sachs, lawyer and anti-apartheid campaigner

“If you’re fighting for justice, your methods have to be just”

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The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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