Apple keeps privacy and user safety at the center of everything it does. The tech giant wants everyone to know these values remain strong even with Apple Intelligence technology. The company plans to add more child safety features across all its devices and services.
Apple will release major safety updates with iOS 26 and other software versions coming this fall. Parents will have much more control over who their children can message. When kids try to text someone new, parents must approve the contact first through their own Messages app.
The company created a new developer tool called PermissionKit that extends these protections to other apps. Children will need parent approval before adding friends on social media or gaming...
Gambia's Independent Electoral Commission approved a new political party called Alliance for Democracy and Development during Thursday's proceedings. The electoral authority gave the organization its official registration certificate after leaders completed all legal paperwork. IEC officials confirmed the party meets requirements under section 105 of the Elections Act 2009 as amended through recent legislation. Vice Chairman Joseph Colley signed documents that make ADD a legitimate political group across the country. The commission announced the registration through formal letters sent to government offices.
Malik Camara serves as Secretary General and Party Leader for the newly registered political organization. ADD operates from...
European Union officials placed Algeria on their high-risk nations list for money laundering and terrorism financing problems. The European Commission also added Angola, Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya to the same blacklist during recent decisions. These countries show major weaknesses across their anti-money laundering systems that require stronger oversight. Commission leaders believe the listed nations need better monitoring to prevent illegal financial activities. Officials want these governments to fix their broken banking security rules.
Financial experts say Algeria serves as a center for dirty money moving through the Sahel region. Terrorist groups like AQIM and JNIM operate across areas where illegal funds flow regularly. Smuggling...
National Environment Agency officials partnered with Ghana's Jospong Group to tackle Gambia's garbage problems. The agencies held validation meetings Thursday to review technical and financial proposals for waste solutions. Government leaders, council members, civil society groups and private companies attended the high-level discussions. Dr Dawda Badjie leads NEA and recalled July 2022 talks that created waste management recommendations. The current meetings follow those earlier roadmap suggestions for addressing sanitation challenges.
Dr Peter Dagadu represents Jospong Group and shared two decades of environmental expertise from Ghana operations. The company wants local authorities to accept their proposed waste processing plans. KMC...
Two political leaders criticized growing street begging across Gambia as evidence of government failure. UDP Youth President Hajie Suwaneh and former Gambia Action Party Press Secretary Sheikhna Faal spoke about rising poverty levels. They blame authorities for failing to create jobs that would help young people earn money. Street begging shows how unemployment and poor planning hurt communities throughout the country. Both politicians want major changes to address these serious social problems.
Faal accused the current administration of teaching citizens to depend on handouts rather than productive work. Government officials focus on begging for foreign aid instead of building local industries and businesses. Young people cannot find...
Fish sellers at Brikama Central Market blame rising CFA exchange rates for expensive fish prices. The West African currency grows stronger against Gambian dalasi and forces vendors to pay more for imported seafood. Ba-Kebba Drammeh works as a fish vendor and says CFA advantages hurt local traders. Fish pan costs jumped from 1,200 dalasi to 1,450 dalasi because of currency problems. Drammeh warns that current conditions make Senegalese people richer and leave Gambians poorer.
Vendors also report fish shortages connected to Tobaski Muslim celebrations across the region. Many fishing boat owners come from other countries and returned home for religious prayers. Sulayman Gassama has worked as a fisherman for sixteen years and calls current...
A Gambian court convicted Ousman Jagne for destroying family property during late May. Magistrate Thomas Touray heard the case at Kanifing Magistrates Court on Thursday. Jagne admitted guilt to malicious damage charges under the country's criminal code. The judge fined him 2,500 dalasi or six months behind bars if he cannot pay. Prosecutor Cadet Inspector M. Jammeh presented evidence about the May 28 incident at Dippa Kunda.
Jagne broke expensive items belonging to his relative during the destructive episode. He smashed a Samsung 65-inch television, two glass doors and a ceiling fan at the property. The damaged goods belonged to complainant Fatou Bojang who identified Jagne as her grandmother's son. Court records did not specify the...
A game ranger died two weeks after a black rhino attacked him during patrol duties at Save Conservancy. Knowledge Mudzimureka and another ranger were tracking a different rhino on May 26 when they surprised a mother rhino and her baby. The angry mother rhino charged and badly hurt Mudzimureka across his body. ZimParks officials said the animal wounded his stomach, left lung, shoulder, head and knee during the violent encounter. Air ambulance crews flew the injured ranger to a private hospital located across Harare for emergency treatment.
Doctors fought to save Mudzimureka's life for fourteen days before he passed away on June 8. ZimParks described the dead ranger as a valued team member who worked on anti-poaching and wildlife...
A Milton High School teacher received 300 dollar bail after facing charges for sexual misconduct with students. Tyson Lunga appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Eva Matura Thursday morning. The 36-year-old educator denies six counts of performing indecent acts with young people. His lawyer Constance Tatenda Mathaba represents him during court proceedings. Prosecutor Nkanyezi Xaba presented evidence against the accused teacher.
Police arrested Lunga for allegedly targeting four male students between ages 15 and 17 years. Authorities claim he sent inappropriate messages calling one student handsome and expressing sexual desires. The teacher offered another boy 10 dollars for sleeping with him at his school residence. Investigators say...
