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Xan Rice
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‘Wikiplane’ a flight of fancy
Article
/ 10 January 2011

‘Wikiplane’ a flight of fancy

Gabriel Nderitu’s collapsible two-seater propeller plane has been built using instructions downloaded from Wikipedia.

By Xan Rice
After decades of war, a new nation is born
Article
/ 8 January 2011

After decades of war, a new nation is born

The referendum was put on the table only at the end of a two-decade civil war, in which an estimated two million people lost their lives.

By Xan Rice
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Article
/ 20 December 2010

Côte d’Ivoire poll dispute triggers military standoff

Ivorian after troops loyal to President Laurent Gbagbo sealed off the routes around a hotel housing his foe, Alassane Ouattara.

By Xan Rice
Emerging world embraces the rigid faith spurned by secular Europe
Article
/ 27 September 2010

Emerging world embraces the rigid faith spurned by secular Europe

The Vatican’s view of issues such as abortion, homosexuality and female priests looks increasingly at odds with modern secular realities.

By John Hooper, Riazat Butt, Rory Carroll and Xan Rice
Rwanda fingered for war crimes
Article
/ 3 September 2010

Rwanda fingered for war crimes

The UN has accused Rwanda of wholesale war crimes, including possibly genocide, during years of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

By Chris Mcgreal, Lizzy Davies and Xan Rice
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Africa
/ 7 August 2010

Rwanda govt critics live in fear as election approaches

The Rwandan Patriotic Front has won much credit for rebuilding the country after the 1994 genocide, but political violence and suppression continue.

By Xan Rice
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Article
/ 6 August 2010

Kenya’s political giants face off over new constitution

One is 78 years old and desperately trying to salvage his legacy. The other is 85 and past caring:Kenya’s president, Mwai Kibaki, and his predecessor.

By Xan Rice
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Article
/ 18 July 2010

Disco escaped carnage

Ugandan police have discovered a suicide vest and explosives laced with ball bearings in a
discotheque in the capital, Kampala.

By Xan Rice
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Article
/ 28 May 2010

Concern over Ethiopian election result

Observers say landslide victory by ruling party was achieved by threats, writes <b>Xan Rice</b>.

By Xan Rice
Ethiopia’s jailed victim of Western realpolitik
Article
/ 1 February 2010

Ethiopia’s jailed victim of Western realpolitik

Many Ethiopians agree that political prisoner Birtukan Mideksa’s treatment has cast a shadow over elections due in May.

By Xan Rice
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