A two-day fake-news training workshop just kicked off in Bijilo as The Gambia's election body gears up for supplementary voter registration in April 2026.
IEC tackles misinformation head-on
Joseph Colley, IEC Chairman, opened the workshop at Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre.
Colley flagged recent bogus claims about secret voter registrations and shady recruitment.
Official press releases and fact-checkers already debunked those false narratives.
The Commission's website and social media are its only legit info sources.
Who showed up for the training
Political parties, civil society groups, and media reps all attended.
Security services and the Inter-Party Committee were in the mix.
UNDP bankrolled the whole...
A massive sugar shipment of 11,440 bags just started rolling out across The Gambia as one foundation's annual Ramadan giving kicks off again.
VDF's Ramadan sugar drive
Vision Development Foundation, started by Momodou Turo Darboe, launched its yearly donation effort.
29 containers carrying 50kg bags arrived this year.
11,340 bags are tagged specifically for Ramadan distribution.
Community elders and regional chairpersons showed up to collect consignments.
Regional breakdown of allocations
Foni got things started with 1,000 bags repackaged into 10kg quantities.
Upper River Region's chairman received an equal 1,000-bag allotment.
Kuntaur and Janjanbureh Area Councils each scored 700 bags.
Fula Bantang and nearby satellite communities...
A whopping K99 billion budget just got the green light from the Zomba District Council for the 2026/2027 financial year.
Where the money comes from
Baster Chirwa, Council Chairperson, presented the budget following NLGFC guidelines.
Locally generated revenue sits at around MK417.3 million.
The Constituency Development Fund accounts for MK45 billion alone.
Central government transfers, donor funding, and personal emoluments round it out.
Big-ticket allocations in the plan
MK45.7 billion is earmarked for personal emoluments.
Climate Smart Enhanced Public Works Programme gets MK1.2 billion.
The Social Cash Transfer programme pulled MK3.4 billion.
Sector funds landed at MK3.6 billion.
Development goals for 2026/27
Musandide Fredrick...
A K5 million sponsorship from National Bank of Malawi plc is fueling a one-man creative showdown at Bingu International Convention Centre this Saturday night.
Onesimus headlines the concert
Armstrong Kalua, performing as Onesimus, headlines The Never Ending Battle 2026.
His shift from secular music to gospel sparked the name change.
The show pits his two artistic eras against each other on one stage.
Mcleana Kalua, his marketing manager, confirmed full preparation for the gig.
NBM bankrolls the whole thing
Ibrahim Chapeyama, NBM's Product Development and Strategy Manager, announced the deal.
Chapeyama framed it as a bridge between nostalgic and current-gen music fans.
The bank views local talent support as core to its brand mission...
A formal call for multiple government probes just landed on a private school in Lilongwe over alleged years of unchecked abuse against kids.
Abuse allegations at the school
Maria Asghar, ex-head of primary, flagged systemic child-protection failures.
Her son allegedly got attacked on campus, needing emergency surgery.
Burnett Munthali is named as the accused former staffer.
Students were reportedly slapped, lifted by ears, and racially taunted.
Board dodging accountability
Manzoor Bheda punted all questions to the board chairperson.
Jayesh Patel Kalaria said the chairperson is overseas for medical care.
Kalaria declined to comment beyond promising a future briefing.
Munthali claims he just quit for a better gig.
Staff retaliation...
A $50 billion Amazon investment into OpenAI is anchoring a massive cloud and AI partnership that could reshape how enterprises build and deploy generative AI at scale.
Amazon drops $50 billion on OpenAI
Amazon is investing $50 billion total, starting with an initial $15 billion tranche.
The remaining $35 billion follows in the coming months, contingent on certain conditions.
This builds on an existing $38 billion multi-year agreement, adding $100 billion over eight years.
CEO Andy Jassy called the long-term investment and partnership a major strategic bet.
Stateful Runtime Environment is the technical centerpiece
AWS and OpenAI are co-developing a stateful runtime powered by OpenAI models via Amazon Bedrock.
Developers get...
Fresh IoT vehicle licenses for Mercedes-Benz Egypt signal another step in the country's push to become a regional hub for connected car technology.
Mercedes-Benz Egypt scores IoT licensing
The National Telecommunication Agency granted Mercedes-Benz Egypt for Trade new IoT vehicle service licenses.
CEO Eng. Mohamed Shamrukh and Mercedes-Benz Egypt President Stephanie Vols signed the deal.
Navigation, real-time tracking, and emergency assistance are among the enabled features.
Strict technical and regulatory guidelines govern the service rollout.
Digital Egypt strategy drives the initiative
The licensing falls under Egypt's broader push to localize cutting-edge global technologies.
Smart vehicle adoption, road safety, and operational...
A freshly approved N20 billion bond program gives Dimension Data Nigeria serious firepower to scale up the country's digital infrastructure.
Dimension Data Nigeria floats the bond
Dimension Data Nigeria launched a N20 billion ($15 million) bond program after SEC Nigeria clearance.
The formal signing ceremony went down at Lagos' Capital Club in Victoria Island.
All regulatory approvals and documentation were finalized at the event.
Funding targets digital infrastructure buildout
Enterprise demand, fintech platforms, and cloud services are driving the capital allocation.
AI-powered solutions and expanded network capabilities round out the investment priorities.
Scalable and future-ready digital operations are the strategic endgame...
A State House courtesy call from Zambia's payments industry body is spotlighting mobile money as a cornerstone of the country's financial inclusion strategy.
PAYZ meets President Hichilema at State House
The Payments Association of Zambia visited President Hakainde Hichilema for a courtesy engagement.
Mobile money's role in reaching rural and underserved communities anchored the discussion.
PAYZ members have been pulling unbanked populations into the formal financial system.
The government views the mobile money industry as a strategic digital innovation partner.
The job creation angle got presidential recognition
Hichilema acknowledged mobile money agency networks as engines for micro-entrepreneurship.
Thousands of young Zambians...
