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From pariah to screenwriter of epic

<i>Paul Thomas:</i> Democracy is democracy be it in Africa or Europe

At home in the hotspots

UN disputes charity's Darfur orphans claim

Cricket: Back to reality for Black Caps

Bono forges aid coalition

Chad charges 16

Tingo is the lingo with a word for everything

Cricket: Oram toast of second day

Chad catches French adoption group

Zimbabwe watcher Chan set for Mugabe's end

Cricket: Vettori puts team nicely into position

Lamu: Where time stands still

Tourism has made little intrusion on the unspoiled beauty of the Kenyan isle of Lamu, writes Andrew Meldrum.

20 years on, world in dire straits, U.N. says

Dutch arrests break up voodoo people-smuggler ring

Art auction for South African Aids project