Africa has passed Western Europe in the number of mobile connections during the final quarter of 2010, Wireless Intelligence reported on Thursday. It comes as the telecom market on the continent continues to show marked improvement in both services and infrastructure, especially in North Africa.
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Swaziland: A Kingdom in Crisis?-conference in London
Swaziland is Africa’s only absolute monarchy, its people have endured the restrictions of a state of emergency since 1973. Tomorrow conference in London’s houses of parliament.
Interview with Jeanne Mercier of AfriqueInVisu
Interview with Jeanne Mercier about her platform sponsoring African photographers and specialists interested on Africa.
Minister bemoans ‘marked’ increase in coups in Africa
International Relations and Co-operation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has bemoaned the resurgence of coups and other unconstitutional changes of government in Africa, saying they increased markedly in the past two years. Addressing Parliament during her budget vote last week, she said such upheavals were unnecessary “setbacks” for peace and security gains made on the continent. She […]
A new state in Africa for Haitians returnees
The idea of creating a new state for Haitians who are willing to return to Africa was embraced today in Addis Ababa, in the opening annual summit of African Union (AU). The President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, first made the proposal early this month after the island of Haiti was struck by a powerful earthquake. […]
AFRICA SECURITY CONCERNS SMACK OF IGNORANCE
By Paul Stober, Deputy Managing Editor, Business Gulf News It is plain stupid to question South Africa’s ability to host the football World Cup in view of the attack on the Togo team in Angola – Ignorance is bliss, but there is no such easy excuse for stupidity. Hull City manager Phil Brown and his […]
Africa 2009 – Climate Change
The U.S. and Africa: great expectations
Suggested by Clive Tasker THE U.S. AND AFRICA – GREAT EXPECTATIONS by the IHS – Global Insight From: “IHS – Global Insight in Focus”, September 2009. www.ihsglobalinsight.com Reproduced by The European House-Ambrosetti for the Forum “Developing Africa: an opportunity for Europe, Italy and Sicily“, Taormina, October 1 and 2, 2009
Meetings: from southern Italy some help for Africa
From 28 of July to the 5 of August 2008, Castelbuono near Palermo (Sicily, Italy) will host the “Cantiere di educazione alla pace e alla mondialità” (meeting for education to peace) managed by Ngo LVIA in Palermo with Altra Storia and Cesvop.
The Africa I Hope For
Africanews.it correspondent Rhodah Mashavave, reports about how her recent travel to Germany made her thinking about her home country and continent.