Topic: Africa
Madagascar has been connected to EASSy, a high bandwidth fibre optic cable that connects countries on Africa's eastern coast to the rest of the world, Telecom Malagasy (Telma) said Saturday. The Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System is supposed to enable the transfer of data at speeds 40 times faster than a dial-up connection. Telma said it has already put ...
Franco-British former hostage Gauthier Lefevre on Saturday described the "daily struggle" of staying positive for five months as the kidnap victim of a criminal gang in Sudan's war-torn Darfur. "Staying positive for the whole day was a daily struggle," the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worker told reporters in the Sudanese capital two days after his release ...
An inspired cameo by Eidur Gudjohnsen helped Tottenham to a 2-1 win over 10-man Stoke that edges Harry Redknapp's side another step closer to Champions League football next season. On a day when Aston Villa, one of Spurs' rivals for the coveted place among Europe's elite, needed a late equaliser to draw 2-2 with Wolves, Tottenham consolidated their ...
