Go 2 Africa News
New cables tie West Africa closer to Internet
For a decade, West Africa's main connection to the Internet has been a single fiber-optic cable in the Atlantic, a tenuous and expensive link for one of the poorest areas of the planet.
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Springboks win epic battle at Loftus
South Africa salvaged some pride in Pretoria thanks to a thrilling 44-31 Tri-Nations win over Australia, a Test that will go down as one of the classics.
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Special Reports
Pirates, warlords, Marxist guerilla turned G-20 statesman and the USA . . . the real story of the Somali pirates in the Horn of Africa is a tale that needs telling.
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New cable to boost Africa's internet speeds
For a decade, West Africa's main connection to the internet has been a single fibre-optic cable in the Atlantic.
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Semenya finishes ninth in Italy, Gatlin runs 10.09
ROVERETO, Italy (AP) -- World champion Caster Semenya lost for the second straight race, finishing ninth in an 800-meter run Tuesday in which she seemed at times to just be out for a jog.
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