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Africa / Zimbabwe

Mugabe’s secret plan to get sanctions lifted

Published in the Mail on Sunday (September 29th, 2013) Robert Mugabe wants the Queen to help get sanctions against his government lifted – and if she refuses, will […]

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North Korea / World

Breaking Bad in North Korea

Published in the Mail on Sunday (September 22nd, 2013) A small army of women, identical in long yellow dresses and clutching golden fans, enter the vast stadium to […]

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Europe / Politics / Russia

Forget diplomacy: this was the stroppy summit

Published in The Mail on Sunday (September 8th, 2013) Welcome to the stroppy summit. Held in one of Europe’s most spectacular cities, it  was designed to  discuss the […]

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Politics / Syria / World

We wring our hands as poison spreads

Published in The Mail on Sunday (August 25th, 2013) More than 100,000 Syrians lie dead. One-fifth of a 22 million population has been displaced. Yet even a few months […]

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Africa / Zimbabwe

The crocodile, a £7bn will, and a fast food war – the bizarre backdrop to a crucial vote

Published in The Mail on Sunday (July 21st, 2013) As the warm winter sun beat down, newspaper editors and businessmen dined on crispy chicken and fat steaks cooked  […]

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Africa / Zimbabwe

Secret dossier proves Mugabe stealing election

Published in The Mail on Sunday (July 21st, 2013) Damning top-secret intelligence documents that expose Robert Mugabe’s plans to rig the forthcoming election in Zimbabwe and crush his […]

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Europe / European Union / Greece

Orphans of the Greek meltdown

Published in The Mail on Sunday (June 23rd, 2013) Laughing children play in a pine-scented courtyard on a warm summer’s evening. Excitement rises to fever pitch as a creamy […]

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Africa / Aid / Ethiopia

Foreign aid: the final insult

Published in The Mail on Sunday (May 26th, 2013) It is hard to think of many more blessed spots on Earth than the Gambella region of Ethiopia, with […]

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Jordan / Syria / World

Revealed: The schoolboy who sparked the Syrian revolution

Published in The Mail on Sunday (April 28th, 2013) It was a typical day for the teenagers, with school followed by a game of football – no different […]

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Policy / Politics / Welfare

The mutinous anger of Labour voters over welfare

Published in The Mail on Sunday (April 7th, 2013) Let me introduce you to two women I met on Friday. The first is Kathy Barratt, 33, a jobless […]

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Africa / China / Environment / Gabon / Policy / World

The British professor fighting to save Africa’s elephants

Published in The Mail on Sunday (March 24th, 2013) As we set off from our overnight camp in the jungle, the patrol leader turns, gesticulating with  a machete […]

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Politics

Is this the dawn of a new coalition?

Published in The Mail on Sunday (March 17th, 2013) Picture the scene as Nick Clegg strides purposefully to the podium in the Downing Street rose garden. With the […]

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Ian Birrell is an award-winning columnist, foreign correspondent, feature writer and investigative journalist. He is contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday, a weekly columnist in The i Paper and writes frequently for other papers and platforms. He is also co-founder with Damon Albarn of Africa Express, the acclaimed collaborative music project. (Pictured: Talking to refugees in Iraq fleeing Islamic State)... Read More.

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