An undersea cable that brought high-speed net access to East Africa for the first time has been hit by a fault, knocking many in the region offline.
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Google to resume gathering map data in 4 countries
Google Inc, which is at the heart of a controversy over its data collection methods, has decided to resume gathering images in four countries for its Street View…
Media Regulator Restricts Media
The Benin's media regulatory body, the High Authority for Broadcasting and Communication (HAAC), on June 16, 2010 banned the media from publishing or broadcasting what it described as…
Nestlé invests CHF 150 million in the Equatorial African Region
Nestlé today announced it will invest CHF 150 million in the Equatorial African Region (EAR) over the next three years.
Coca-Cola invests $1bn in Africa
Coca-Cola, the world's largest soft-drinks maker, hopes to invest about $1 billion in Africa starting this year.
Zambia, Brazil sign pacts to increase trade
Zambia and Brazil have signed a series of developmental pacts aimed at solidifying the two countries' growing bilateral ties.
Rwandan opposition politician found dead
The body of a senior Rwandan opposition politician, who had been reported missing, has been found.
‘More poor’ in India than Africa
Eight Indian states account for more poor people than in the 26 poorest African countries combined, a new measure of global poverty has found.
Egyiptom nem tiltja be az “Ezeregy éjszaka meséit”
Az egyiptomi ügyészség kedden elutasította iszlamista ügyvédek keresetét, akik az "Ezeregy éjszaka meséi" betiltását követelték, mert szerintük az ősi történeteket tartalmazó könyv túl buja és bűnre csábít -…
Cameroon: Man buried alive over witchcraft
Angry villagers of Wone Bakundu, a village in Meme Division in the South West region of Cameroon have buried one Martin Njumbe Ikose alive. He was accused of…