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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?
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.
Hitchens archive: Colonel Ghadaffi's Libya
In this 1976 article, Hitchens reflects on a dictator on the ascendant.
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.
On the web: Tweets From Tahrir Live
A stream of updates from people at the forefront of the Egyptian revolution.
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
“If you’re fighting for justice, your methods have to be just”
Nairobi lives in fear in aftermath of double grenade attack
Leader: In praise of Rowan Williams
With Gaddafi gone, we must support the re-building of Libya
Gaddafi's death: voices from Libya
The Son of Africa claims a continent’s crown jewels
What is China up to in Africa?
HRW declares war with Mitchell over Ethiopia aid claims
Facebook’s $1.6bn woman
A witch-hunt?
Osborne's woes
Marr's monarchism
The interview
On Syria
The interview
GOP race so far
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