Meta Deletes 756,000 Australian Teen Accounts Before a New Ban
Meta removed 756,000 Australian teen accounts from Instagram and Facebook before an under-16 ban starts. Here is what that number...
August 20, 2026Section
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Africa Intelligence Brief August 19, 2026: South Africa Gets Relief, Kenya Gets A Charge Sheet
Africa Intelligence Brief August 19: South African inflation fell to 4.3% in July as a Nairobi court heard 121 charges...
August 19, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief August 19, 2026: Britain’s Energy Bill Lands, Sweden Barely Notices
Europe Intelligence Brief August 19: British inflation rose to 2.9% on a 13% energy cap rise, with July rates running...
August 19, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief August 19, 2026: He Says He Paused It, Nothing On Paper
USA Canada Intelligence Brief August 19: Trump says he paused the 50% Canada tariff two hours out, but no legal...
August 19, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief August 19, 2026: The Morning Seoul Had To Stop Trading
Asia Intelligence Brief August 19: Seoul suspended program selling as the KOSPI fell 5.8%, and Tokyo dropped for a second...
August 19, 2026
Absa Wins GEPF Custody Contract to Guard South Africa’s US$215 Billion State Pension Fund
The GEPF financial custodian mandate moves to Absa from Standard Bank, covering R3.5 trillion, about US$215 billion, in state pension...
August 19, 2026
US Lifts Nigeria Ship Security Restrictions After 12 Years
The US Coast Guard has lifted its Nigeria ship security restrictions after 12 years. Announced on 18 August 2026, the...
August 19, 2026
Burundi to Complete East African Payment System Link by December 2026
Burundi joined the East African Payment System in 2020 but is still not live. Its central bank now aims to...
August 19, 2026
South Africa Invites Chinese Tyre Companies to Build US$123 Million Plant
Eastern Cape leaders are courting Chinese tyre companies for a US$123 million plant at Coega, a year after Goodyear shut...
August 19, 2026