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      Douglas Sidialo in front of American Embassy Memorial Garden in Nairobi, Kenya
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      Published on : 27 October 2011 - 4:03pm | By The State We're In . (Photo: RNW)
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      Douglas Sidialo in Kenya lost his sight in the 1998 attack on the US Embassy in Nairobi. But he rode his way back to forgiveness by cycling all the way from Cairo to Capetown, narrowly escaping a charging elephant along the way.


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      Taken from the latest edition of The State We're In - Above and Beyond.

      • Douglas and friend Joash completed a 7,800 mile journey on a tandem bike across the entire African continent<br>&copy; Photo: Douglas Sidialo - http://www.sidialo.com/index.html
      • Douglas Sidialo on the trek up Mount Kilimanjaro<br>&copy; Photo: Douglas Sidialo - http://www.sidialo.com/index.html
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