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Ghida Fakhry on Barack Obama’s super Tuesday.

A year and a half ago, most Haitians couldn’t afford a cell phone but a company called Digicell has changed all that, selling affordable phones and sparking a communications rennaissance in the process. It used to take hours of walking to see friends and family or to do business in this country, but now cell phones have brought much-needed convenience and connectivity to the lives of many Haitians. Ghida Fakhry reports.

Al Jazeera’s Ghida Fakhry has spoken with Hans Blix, the former head of the UN weapons inspection team in Iraq and current chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission about the recent US sanctions against Iran. Ghida Fakhry asked him if he believed the US had tangible evidence of an Iranian nuclear weapons programme and if he accepted Washington’s assertions that Iran poses a nuclear threat.

In this interview with Al Jazeera’s Ghida Fakhry, Dumisani Kumalo, South Africa’s permanent representaive to the UN, criticizes the security council for double standards on Western Sahara and slams Morocco’s “powerful friends”.

Facing a growing revolt among civil servants who are resisting forced postings to Iraq, Condoleeza Rice has reminded them of their duties. There will be 48 open positions in Iraq next year and foreign service workers are obligated by their oath of office to work at any diplomatic mission worldwide, regardless of risk. Al Jazeera’s Ghida Fakhry spoke with Tom Krajeski, the US state department’s director of career development and assignments, and asked him whether he was surprised by the angry reaction of some diplomats who are being forced to work in Iraq or risk losing their jobs.