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Africa: No, Helping Strangers Use Their Smartphones Will Not Expose You to ‘Ai Biometric Identity Fraud’

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No, helping strangers use their smartphones will not expose you to ‘AI biometric identity fraud’ IN SHORT: Warnings that strangers asking for help using a smartphone may actually be scammers conducting “AI biometric identity fraud” are just scaremongering. Even if well-intentioned, these warnings misrepresent how biometric security and impersonation scams actually work. “STOP HELPING STRANGERS…

Africa: All of Africa Today – February 19, 2026

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Dozens of Miners Dead After Suspected Gas Leak in Nigeria At least 33 miners were reported dead in central Nigeria’s Plateau state after a suspected carbon-monoxide leak at a lead and zinc mine operated by Solid Unity Nigeria Ltd. Toxic gas is believed to have built up in poorly ventilated tunnels, causing workers to collapse near…

2/18: CBS Evening News

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Deadliest American avalanche in over 40 years kills 8, 1 still missing; New, dramatic testimony in Colin Gray’s second-degree murder trial

Africa’s data centre capacity on back foot, despite investment push

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Africa accounts for less than 1% of global data centre capacity. (Image source: 123RF) Despite its meteoric rise in data centre development and it accounting for 20% of the global population, Africa still only has 0.6% of global data centre capacity. This is based on the 2026 Economic Report: Data Centres in Africa, published by…

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African Leaders Endorse and Launch the Africa Water Vision 2063 & Policy At 39th AU Summit

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From Political Elevation to Continental Action under the 2026 AU Theme of the Year Water and sanitation have moved decisively to the centre of Africa’s political agenda. At the High-Level Side Event on “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063”, held on the margins of the 39th…

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Africa: Global Fund Board Welcomes Final Eighth Replenishment Outcome of U.S.$12.64 Billion, Backs Strategic Shifts to Advance Countries’ Path to Self-Reliance

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Geneva — The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) welcomed the final outcome of the partnership’s Eighth Replenishment – US$12.64 billion – at its 54th meeting on 12-13 February. “This remarkable result, achieved in a challenging global context, reflects the strong support for the Global Fund’s lifesaving…

Activist group Extinction Rebellion says it is under FBI investigation | Climate Crisis News

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Environment group says FBI is visiting climate activists’ homes as Trump administration rolls back pollution protections. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 19 Feb 202619 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Environmental group Extinction Rebellion has said that climate change activists associated with the group are being investigated…

Vibe coding is transforming development

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Obsidian Systems’ Bennie Kahler-Venter Vibe coding’s transformative impact on developer productivity is having adverse consequences for the open-source ecosystem, potentially exposing enterprises reliant on open-source software to risk. A paper from the Central European University (CEU) in January found that vibe coding – driven by AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor and Lovable…

Six Ways Couples Can Manage Their Money

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Valentine’s month is full of heart-to-hearts about commitment and sharing a life together. What rarely makes the highlight reel between the chocolates and candlelight, however, is that building a life together involves – and needs – money. How couples organise their finances is one of the most important decisions they’ll ever make, yet many people don’t…

Meta CEO said he reached out to Apple’s Tim Cook

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Wednesday court testimony that he reached out to Apple CEO Tim Cook to discuss the “wellbeing of teens and kids.” The comments came after the defense lawyer Paul Schmidt pointed to an email exchange between Zuckerberg and Cook from February 2018. “I thought there were opportunities that our…

U.S. tells Iran to make a deal amid Russia, Iran naval drills

SA IT recruitment gains momentum as talent war intensifies

Africa: Telco Giant Sonatel Sees 8.3 Percent Jump in Annual Revenue

East Africa: Bayer East Africa Launches Campaign Against Fake Seeds to Boost Food Security

Former Prince Andrew arrested following Epstein files revelations

Africa: No, Helping Strangers Use Their Smartphones Will Not Expose You to ‘Ai Biometric Identity Fraud’

Africa: All of Africa Today – February 19, 2026

2/18: CBS Evening News

Africa’s data centre capacity on back foot, despite investment push

African Leaders Endorse and Launch the Africa Water Vision 2063 & Policy At 39th AU Summit

Africa: Global Fund Board Welcomes Final Eighth Replenishment Outcome of U.S.$12.64 Billion, Backs Strategic Shifts to Advance Countries’ Path to Self-Reliance

Vibe coding is transforming development

Six Ways Couples Can Manage Their Money

Meta CEO said he reached out to Apple’s Tim Cook