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...reading this in Africa, you're one of a few who can. With just 50 million Web users across the continent, as few as 5% of Africans access the Internet, a percentage far lower than in Asia, Europe or the Americas. In only a handful of African countries do more than 1% of the population use broadband services. (Among OECD countries, broadband penetration averages 18%.) And the services that exist don't come cheap. Broadband costs more in sub-Saharan Africa than anywhere else in the world: consumers in the region spent an average of $366 each month for speedier...
...were free and fair, while Mugabe threatened to form a Cabinet without the opposition if Tsvangirai rejected his terms. Shortly before the deal was announced, one source close to the talks had said that Mbeki was on the verge of quitting his mediation role on behalf of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in frustration. "President Mbeki was fuming, threatening the Zimbabwean leaders that SADC will not be responsible if there is bloodshed in their country if they fail to reach an agreement," said the source. "He was literally angry at the two leaders." That may have done the trick...
Faust, who was introduced as “sister president” by J. Lorand Matory ’82, a professor of African and African American studies, recalled last year’s party, when she had said she hoped the event would outgrow the venue...
Faculty of Arts and Sciences spokesman Robert P. Mitchell said that the occasion brings the black community into one place “so that our African-American students can identify and see and meet and greet and chat with black faculty and administrators...
...previous version of this story misattributed various quotes to African and African-American studies professor J. Lorand Matory '82. In fact, these quotes were from Associate Dean of the College John F. Gates. The article above has been updated to reflect the proper attributions...