The latest test version of iOS 26.5 includes a significant update to mobile privacy, introducing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages sent between Apple and Android devices. This feature aims to bridge the security gap in cross-platform communication, ensuring that texts shared between the two operating systems are protected by a layer of encryption previously…
Banjul — The World Bank Group today released its Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for The Gambia, placing jobs, livelihoods, and economic opportunity at the center of the country’s development agenda. The report shows that rising environmental pressures are already affecting productivity, agriculture, and infrastructure, and that targeted resilience-building investments are essential to protect…
Excellencies, distinguished guests, and partners, we have convened here in Accra today to discuss, quite literally, the health of Western and Central Africa. It is a matter of utmost importance to the region’s future. We wish to extend our deepest gratitude to His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama and the Government and people of Ghana…
The World Health Organization said Tuesday it believes there was rare human-to-human transmission of the hantavirus on a cruise ship at the center of the outbreak, with three people now dead after coming down with the illness. “We do believe that there may be some human-to-human transmission that’s happening among the really close contacts [on board],”…
The way people search for information online is changing, and the best practice you built your SEO strategy on is no longer enough. Here’s how brands need to expand their thinking about search in 2026 and beyond. Someone wants to know which running shoe works best for flat feet. Another person is trying to figure…
Department of Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber. South Africa is moving closer to a formal digital identity framework after Department of Home Affairs (DHA) minister Leon Schreiber published draft amendments under the Identification Act 1997 for public comment, with submissions open until 6 June. The proposed regulations set out how a national digital identity system…
Seventeen African nations are pioneering global migration management, but will others follow their lead? Over 80% of people migrating in Africa remain on the continent, often straining neighbouring countries. Yet migration also drives economic growth, development and regional integration. Migration remains globally contested, as heightened tensions in South Africa show. Follow us on WhatsApp |…
Macky Sall and the UN: investigating the shadowy Holding Price Limited poll (Editor’s note: This is an English-language translation of a report that first appeared in our French-language edition on 19 April 2026. It has been lightly edited for brevity. Read the original here.) Macky Sall, former president of Senegal (2012-2024), is among the candidates…
The West African country holds Africa’s third-largest gold reserves, plus vast lithium and uranium deposits. Mali has been gripped by a succession of coups, political instability and a security crisis since at least 2012. In the most recent upheaval on April 25, an al-Qaeda-linked armed group joined forces with Tuareg separatists to launch simultaneous attacks…
FinMaster creators Elijah Djan and Danei Rall A Pretoria-founded financial education start-up, Fintr, has found that its tabletop game is drawing more customer attention than its digital learning platform – and the game is now stocked nationwide at Exclusive Books, with a US retailer also carrying the title. FinMaster’s trajectory has surprised even Fintr’s founders….
