But like many here, he warns of the deep Balkan-style ethnic tensions that still simmer in the DR Congo and compares the situation to Ivory Coast - "the only difference there is that the incumbent lost".

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Richard Wilkinson of Nottingham University argues that the really important difference is not how much money you make but how your bank account compares with your neighbor's.

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An appendix compares pages from the two companies' user manuals: Huawei's only difference is a slightly more frequent use of decorative stars on the paper.

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