Artificial Intelligence

Namibia Rejects Starlink Licence, Deepening Southern Africa Setback

Starlink, the satellite internet venture backed by Elon Musk, has suffered another setback in southern ...

African Hospitals Face Rising Cyberattacks as Digital Health Systems Expand – Microsoft Executive Warns

Healthcare institutions across Africa are facing a surge in cyberattacks, with hospitals, laboratories and digital ...

UN Experts: RSF Attacks on El Fasher Show ‘Hallmarks of Genocide’

United Nations-backed human rights experts have warned that a brutal October offensive by Sudan’s paramilitary ...

GROK

EU Probes X Over Grok AI Deepfake Scandal

The European Union has officially opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, ...

BLACKROK

Energy & Infrastructure Overtake Big Tech in AI Race — BlackRock

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, remains optimistic about the long-term potential of Artificial Intelligence ...

Grok AI

Grok AI Misuse: Ofcom Investigates X for Illegal Content

The UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, has officially opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s social media ...

grok

World First: Malaysia and Indonesia Block Elon Musk’s Grok AI

In a historic move for digital regulation, the governments of Malaysia and Indonesia officially suspended ...

AI

Chinese AI & Chip Firms Raise $1.19B in Hong Kong Debut

On Thursday, January 8, 2026, three Chinese technology companies successfully launched their initial public offerings ...

AI

AI Takes Center Stage as CES 2026 Opens in Las Vegas

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s premier technology event, has officially returned to Las ...

AI

Meta to Acquire AI Startup Manus in Billion-Dollar Deal

In a major move to bolster its artificial intelligence capabilities, Meta announced on Monday, December ...

Latest News

Today in History

There are 336 dimples on a regulation US golf ball. In the UK its 330.

Exchange Rate Per Dollar

AM Armenian Dram374.7229
GH Ghana Cedi10.9283
GM Gambian Dalasi73.8554
GN Guinea Franc8,781.43
NG Nigerian Naira₦1,379.44
CF CFA Franc BEAC561.4061
08 Apr · CurrencyRate · USD
CurrencyRate.Today
Check: 08 Apr 2026 08:45 UTC
Latest change: 08 Apr 2026 08:38 UTC
API: CurrencyRate
Disclaimers. This plugin or website cannot guarantee the accuracy of the exchange rates displayed. You should confirm current rates before making any transactions that could be affected by changes in the exchange rates.
You can install this WP plugin on your website from the WordPress official website: Exchange Rates🚀

YOUR THOUGHTS

Let us know what you think

Contact the People’s Paper with feedback on stories and how we could make wapress.africa even better!

newsletter image

Stay up to date with the latest from West Africa Press

Editorial feedback and complaints

Contact the public editor with feedback for our journalists, complaints, queries or suggestions about articles on WApress.

Subscribe Newsletter!

Be the first to receive our latest contents and more...

Need help?