Frequently Asked Questions

Sources

Which countries in Africa are included in the coverage?

All 54 countries are included, but there is a particular focus on Southern Africa, East Africa, and West Africa.

How often is the content updated?

The content is updated every hour, on an ongoing basis.

Do any of the sources require a subscription?

No, only freely available content is included.

Features

How can I exclude a feature or keyword from the results?

Right-click on the feature, and select Exclude, or enter the keyword in the toolbar, and click Exclude.

How are the various features (People, Organisations, Locations, etc) identified in the source material?

The features are extracted automatically from the text using artificial intelligence (AI).

Snippets

Why do some of the snippets not contain all the features shown in the path?

The features in blue, at the end of the path, are mandatory (i.e. they must appear in the snippet text), whereas those in light blue, near the start of the path, are optional.

I have selected a country from the toolbar, but some of the snippets don't contain the country name. Why?

A snippet without a country name may still be included if the system judges that it is likely to be of relevance to the selected country - for example the country may appear in the title of the article, in the source location, or elsewhere in the article text.