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ShareTwitter, now known as X, has launched three new branded features – Custom Likes, Hashmoji, and Hashfetti – to revolutionise brand-consumer engagement on its platform. “With Branded Features and ad packages, brands can create unique experiences and engage audiences more personally,” X said. Custom Likes replace the generic like button with a brand’s custom icon when users engage with sponsored posts. Hashfetti adds celebratory visual effects tied to hashtags when users engage with a campaign hashtag, confetti bursts on the screen, sparking shared excitement. The launch boosts X’s efforts to equip advertisers with innovative tools to engage users.

ShareSusu is a Beninese startup helping Africans in the diaspora make informed financial healthcare commitments for their loved ones on the continent. The company provides a combination of healthcare packages and insurance that Africans can finance abroad. Susu’s platform makes it easy for Africans abroad to allocate healthcare funds more effectively for their loved ones on the continent. Overall, Susu is breaking ground in enabling diaspora Africans to impact healthcare access and affordability. By leveraging technology to channel diaspora capabilities, Susu is advancing healthcare equity across the continent.

ShareM-Pesa, Safaricom’s leading mobile money platform, is set to roll out standing orders – a first for mobile financial services globally. “This is the first initiative where you’ll have standing orders on a mobile platform – the first in the world,” said Safaricom CIO George Njuguna. But standing orders could significantly enhance M-Pesa’s offerings for bill pay, credit, and savings. For bill payment, standing orders will likely integrate with existing services like Lipa Na M-Pesa and Buy Goods. If successful, it could set a model for mobile money platforms globally to integrate digital banking services like standing orders.

Submit a question for live question and answer on three months of the counteroffensiveThough it's difficult to pinpoint an exact date, it's widely believed Ukraine's much-hyped spring counteroffensive began on 4/5 June. There has been frustration at the pace of progress after a huge quantity of Western weapons were supplied - though in the last week we've reported on a number of apparent breakthroughs. So, three months in, where are we - and what happens next? On Tuesday afternoon former RAF pilot and now military analyst Sean Bell will be joined by a selection of our international correspondents to answer your questions live on the Sky News app and website. Submit your questions in the form above.

Prigozhin, as leader of the notorious Wagner Group, had been the point man for Russia in Africa since Wagner first began operations on the continent in 2017. I research the role of governance in advancing security and development as well as the influence of external actors in Africa, including Russia. The Russian government would also need to recreate the multidimensional dealings that made Wagner’s operations effective in shoring up client regimes. The way that Prigozhin was eliminated must also give African leaders pause. And that’s not a vision many African leaders share.

Initiatives focused on promoting secure connectivity in space also contribute to the demand for effective space traffic management. Segment Overview:The Global Space Traffic Management Market is segmented based on various parameters:By Component:Hardware: Including sensors, cameras, and others. Services: Comprising space monitoring & tracking service, space data management service, space operation service, space warning service, and space conflict management service. By Application:Including space situational awareness, space weather, orbiting space objects, natural space debris, space debris remediation, low-cost active debris removal (LCADR), space debris removal, space debris monitoring, on-orbit servicing, tethered-net removal technology, space orbit management, launch vehicle operations, and others. Questions Answered by the Report:What will be the estimated market value of the Global Space Traffic Management market by 2030?

France get out,” the demonstrators chanted, repeating slogans heard at various rallies in Niamey since the coup d’etat on July 26. Niger’s military regime had fired a new verbal broadside at France on Friday, accusing Paris of “blatant interference” by backing the country’s ousted president. Since then, tens of thousands of people have joined in the protest at a roundabout, close to the Niger military base where French soldiers are stationed. Niger’s military rulers have also announced the “expulsion” of the French ambassador Sylvain Itte and said they are withdrawing his diplomatic immunity. But French President Emmanuel Macron last Monday hailed Itte’s work in Niger and said he remained in the country despite being given a 48-hour deadline to leave.

Gabon’s coup leader vowed after being sworn in as interim president on Monday to restore civilian rule through “free, transparent and credible elections” after a transition and amnesty prisoners of conscience. Oligui said he was “surprised” at foreign criticism of the coup. The military had been prompted by a desire to avoid bloodshed following “an electoral process that was obviously loaded,” he said. Five other countries in Africa — Mali, Guinea, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Niger — have undergone coups in the last three years, although their circumstances are different from Gabon’s. The three Sahel countries, for instance, saw military takeovers after elected presidents failed to stem a bloody jihadist insurgency.

PlayAt a Glance A tropical storm will likely develop in the next few days in the Atlantic Ocean. A​ tropical storm is likely to form in the next few days between Africa and the Lesser Antilles, and that become a hurricane late this week as we near the peak of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. This is a naming convention used by the NHC to track disturbances in the Atlantic that have some chance to form into a tropical depression or storm. T​hat area of likely development is highlighted in red on the map below. "Lee" will be the name given to the next Atlantic tropical storm.

Warner Bros. Discovery unveiled Monday that it has rebranded its preschool network Boomerang to Cartoonito across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Turkey, and the Middle East and North Africa. “Cartoonito is Warner Bros. Discovery’s biggest commitment to programming for children aged 2 to 6. — and encourages them to learn, laugh and draw outside the lines.”Said Vanessa Brookman, senior vp kids and family EMEA for Warner Bros. We are excited to expand into countries such as Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa.”

A Sunday September 3 terrorist attack targeting a police checkpoint in the town of Dialakoroba near capital Bamako caused injuries to one police officer and two civilians, the Malian army indicated in a Facebook statement, adding that the Police forces repelled the attack. The incident occurred at dawn in Koulikoro region, east of capital Bamako. The forces positioned at the checkpoint fought back fiercely and vigorously, then defeated the terrorists, the statement indicated. The West African country has been since 2012 joggling with terrorism and insecurity. The violence is carried out by armed groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, but also by self-proclaimed militias and bandits.

Nigerien authorities reopened Sunday September 3 the airspace for airlines nearly one month after the junta in power closed it on August 06. The country’s civil aviation authorities indicated the air space is reopened for domestic and international commercial flights. The decision however does not apply to military and other special flights that are still subject to authorization, local media “Actu Niger” reports. The Nigerien National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) which seized power on July 26 after toppling West-backed President Mohamed Bazoum closed the airspace on the backdrop of the possible military intervention by the regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore Bazoum. Late last month, the ECOWAS said it was still prioritizing diplomacy over military intervention though it has already prepared standby forces.

The same applies to behavioural addictions, and this is where technology addiction sits. Technology addiction has not been officially recognised in addiction manuals and guidelines. The goal is to find balance in using technology, otherwise it can become an unhealthy obsession. Similarly, using social media becomes a rewarding experience that keeps us coming back for more. Recognizing signs and finding healthier ways to cope is crucial to mitigate tech addiction risks and promote well-being.

"Africa is responsible for only a fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions but is suffering disproportionately from climate change," the State of the Climate in Africa 2022 report said. On average, each African produced 1.04 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2021, less than a quarter of the global average. The report said the average rate of warming in Africa was 0.3 degrees Celsius per decade in the 1991-2022 period, compared with 0.2 degrees in the world as a whole. The warming has been fastest in North Africa which has been subject to multiple heatwaves since last year. Overall, the report said that agricultural productivity had fallen due to climate change, noting a decline of 34% since 1961 which is set to drive up import needs sharply.