>>> tonight on "worldfocus." >> tonight on a specl edition of "worldfocus," an eye-opening look at 21st century africa. visit with africa's rising middle class. so many africans are climbing the social ladder, maybe upward mobility should be called the african dream. >>> find out why the humble cell phone has become the one thing africans can't live without, revolutionizing life in the process. >>> and come along to rwanda, ground zero of an ambitious plan to get inexpensive laptops to young students around the world. >>> from the different perspectives of reporters and analysts from around the globe, this is "worldfocus." major support has been provided by rosalind p. walter, and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters. >>> welcome to "worldfocus." i'm daljit dhaliwal in new york. as many of you know, a regular feature here on "worldfocus" has been our "signature stories." reports filed by our own staff members who have tr

welcome to our final edition of "worldfocus." as we prepare to end our 18-month run we want to remind you one last time about america's place in the world. the united states is the third most populous country with 310 million people. our population actually represents only 4.5% of the world. telling you about those other 6.5 billion people, not just their politics but their customs and traditions, filling in the details about their lives has been our mission and our passion. that is exactly what we hope to do one last time tonight with a series of snapshots celebrating life around the globe. we start with the baseball season. now just days away. so what better place to start then in cuba where the so-called american past time is played and argued about with a ferociousness rarely seen in this country? "worldfocus" special correspondent peter eisner brought us this story about the love of the game from havana last spring. >> reporter: it's nearly sunset in old havana on a sunny winter afternoon. with a splinter bat and imaginary h

this is "worldfocus." major support has been provided by rosalind p. walter and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters --