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Servers in a data centre. PHP runs a large share of the world’s websites: a flaw in the language itself affects these machines, whatever site they host.

Two critical flaws in PHP: the fix is out, and your site needs updating

4 days ago3 min read

Students at Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) in Dakar, where the Institut des Algorithmes du Sénégal launched the 2026 PAS Challenge on Thursday, October 22.

AI: 102 teams from nine countries at Dakar’s PAS Challenge, and a maturity test open to companies

5 days ago3 min read

A mobile money transfer kiosk in Lomé, Togo, in 2021. The BCEAO’s new rules take effect on the same day in all eight WAEMU countries, from Senegal to Togo.

Guide

Digital economy

Mobile money: the balance cap on Wave and Orange Money accounts doubles to 4 million CFA francs on November 2

21 Oct8 min read

The Senegambia Bridge, between Farafenni and Soma, days after it opened in January 2019. Senegalese drivers who use it are travelling through The Gambia, where their Brown Card is what covers them if they have an accident.

Digital economy

West Africa’s ECOWAS Brown Card motor insurance will go digital from January 2027

21 Oct4 min read

A silicon wafer etched with chips. Superconducting quantum processors such as Willow are also built flat, which shapes Google’s architecture choices.

Analysis

Google makes “magic states” 40 times more reliable on its Willow quantum chip

20 Oct5 min read

Le Plateau, Abidjan’s business district, seen from the Alassane Ouattara bridge. Djamo launched in Côte d’Ivoire in 2020, and wants to secure profitability there first.

Digital economy

Djamo seeks $40 million to take its neobank beyond Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal

19 Oct3 min read

OpenAI is building its own humanoid robot, and Sam Altman promises a demo in 2027

19 Oct4 min read

Dakar seen from Gorée Island. The capital is where ASIE, a non-profit association, has its headquarters.

Digital economy

Senegal group pitches economic intelligence as a matter of national sovereignty

19 Oct3 min read

Students at UCAD, in Dakar, during a training session in 2025. According to the report, a third of university students, especially in their first year, do not know what generative AI is.

A third of Senegal’s university students have never heard of generative AI, UN-CHK report finds

19 Oct3 min read

The Federal Trade Commission building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. The civil investigative demands sent to OpenAI and Anthropic came from this headquarters.

FTC demands OpenAI and Anthropic hand over their safety incident records

16 Oct4 min read

On Microsoft’s campus in Washington state. The company is promising a leaner Windows 11 for modest machines.

Microsoft says Windows 11 is now “up to 20% more responsive”, especially on 8GB PCs

16 Oct4 min read

A first-generation orange HomePod mini, launched in 2020 at $99. Its successor, unveiled on October 13, costs $149 in the United States.

Analysis

With HomeView and a new Siri, Apple takes another run at the smart home, and raises its prices

14 Oct8 min read