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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has come to congress today with a clear vision – that Apple and Google could play a bigger role in keeping children off platforms or ensuring they have age appropriate experiences on social apps. Zuckerberg says Apple and Google’s app stores could be the “easiest” and “right” place to check the age of child users or let parents ...

European Union member states are set to launch a naval mission in the Red Sea by mid-February, aiming to protect ships from attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militants. Houthi-controlled territories in Yemen have become a hotspot for maritime unrest, with attacks targeting ships perceived to be associated with Israel. The Houthis claim solidarity with the Palestinians amid the ongoing Israeli military ...

Kingsley Ben-Adir and Lashana Lynch walked the red carpet on a cold night in London Tuesday along with Ziggy and Rohan Marley for the premiere of their new biopic “Bob Marley: One Love.” The film, which is produced by Brad Pitt’s company Plan B Entertainment, stars Ben-Adir as the reggae icon and Lynch as his wife Rita. It charts the ...

Crime has a global reach, and Africa is not exempt from its impact. The continent grapples with crime rates influenced by socio-economic disparities. Factors such as poverty, limited educational access, and economic inequality contribute to a climate where some individuals resort to illicit activities for survival. Certain African cities face significant challenges, marked by high crime rates linked to issues ...

How much money did Liberia’s former administration leave in the state coffers when it left power? President Joseph Boakai who was sworn in on January 22nd said on Monday that the balance recorded was US$20.5 million, not US$40 million, as former President George Weah had claimed. Liberian media reported Wednesday that the Senate ordered the Central Bank to clarify contradictions ...

The death toll from landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in northern Tanzania climbed to 68 on Monday, a regional official said, as rescue workers searched for trapped survivors. Torrential downpours at the weekend washed away vehicles and brought down buildings in the hillside town of Katesh, 300 kilometres (185 miles) north of the capital Dodoma. Images broadcast on ...

British Home Secretary James Cleverly arrived in Rwanda on Tuesday to revive a plan to send asylum-seekers to the East African country that U.K. courts have blocked. The U.K. government said Cleverly will meet his Rwandan counterpart, Vincent Biruta, to sign a new treaty and discuss the next steps for the troubled “migration and economic development partnership.” “Rwanda cares deeply ...

The military regime resulting from the July coup in Niger announced Monday that it was ending two European Union (EU) security and defence missions in the country, as it welcomed a Russian delegation to Niamey. Since the overthrow of elected president Mohamed Bazoum, the military in power has gradually severed ties with the fallen regime’s Western partners. After having notably ...

An army drone strike accidentally hit a village in northwestern Nigeria killing dozens of civilians celebrating a Muslim festival, local authorities, the military and residents said on Monday. Nigeria’s armed forces often rely on air strikes in their battle against so-called bandit militias in the northwest and northeast of the country where jihadists have been waging a 14-year conflict. The ...

A 33-year-old British-Nigerian man Idris Dayo Mustapha has admitted to orchestrating a sophisticated cyber fraud scheme spanning seven years. Mustapha, a key member of a hacking ring, targeted email and brokerage accounts of US corporations from 2011 to 2018, resulting in substantial losses exceeding $6 million (£4.7 million). US authorities had been pursuing Mustapha for several years. His crimes carry ...