Africa calling: mobile phone usage sees record rise after huge investment
Africa calling: mobile phone usage sees record rise after huge investment
Africans are buying mobile phones at a world record rate, with take-up soaring by 550% in five years, research shows.
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Cape Town Opera: the power and the passion
Cape Town Opera: the power and the passion
Tonight, the South African company take the stage in Porgy and Bess - but it's been a long journey to get here
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Ravaged by drought, Madagascar feels the full effect of climate change
Ravaged by drought, Madagascar feels the full effect of climate change
A 10% increase in temperature and a 10% decrease in rainfall sees Indian Ocean island struggle to feed its children
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
The week in wildlife
23 October 2009: From rainbow lorikeets to colour-changing lizards: this week's round-up of natural wonders
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Save the Children: Ethiopia's food crisis
Twenty-five years on from the famine that sparked the Band Aid movement, the Ethiopian government has confirmed that emergency food relief is required for 6.2 million people because of drought and erratic rains. Escalating food prices and higher transport costs mean more people are going hungry, and are unable to…
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Daren Ganga's Trinidad & Tobago show how West Indies can heal their rifts
Caribbean cricket could splinter into individual nations if it does not learn from T&T's spirited run in the Champions League
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK