Cookie policy
The cookies and similar technologies Africa Daily uses, and how to control them.
Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser. We use a few that the site needs or that show the adverts that fund our journalism, and others only if you agree.
Your choices
When you first visit, you can accept all cookies or reject everything that is not strictly necessary. You can change your mind at any time with the "Cookie settings" button at the bottom of every page. Nothing in the Analytics or Embedded media groups loads until you agree to that group.
What we use
Strictly necessary
Needed for the site to work, to remember your choices and to show the adverts that fund our journalism. These cannot be switched off. Always on.
| Service | Purpose | Cookie | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa DailyAfrica Daily | Stores your cookie choices and the policy version you saw | ad_consent | 12 months |
| Africa DailyAfrica Daily | Stores your light or dark theme choice | ad_theme | 12 months |
| Africa DailyAfrica Daily | Remembers when we last offered you the newsletter and whether you signed up, so we ask at most twice and never after you sign up | ad_newsletter_prompt (local storage, not a cookie) | Until you clear your browser's site data |
| Site hostingOur hosting provider | Hosts the site and delivers it through a global network. It processes your IP address to deliver pages to you and to protect the site from abuse. | No cookies | Not applicable |
| Page speed measurementOur analytics provider | Measures how quickly pages load, without cookies. | No cookies | Not applicable |
| Visit countingOur hosting provider | Counts visits to each page, and which sites, countries, browsers and kinds of device they come from, without cookies. The page address is sent without anything you typed into it, such as a search. Your IP address and browser are turned into a coded value that counts each visitor once a day and is discarded within 24 hours. | No cookies | Not applicable |
| Read counterAfrica Daily | Remembers which stories this tab has already counted, so each counts once | ad_read:{story} (session storage, not a cookie) | Until you close the tab |
| AdvertsOur advertising partner | Measure advert delivery and limit how often an advert is shown | __gads, __gpi | 13 months |
| AdvertsOur advertising partner | Advert personalisation and measurement | IDE | 13 months |
| Social media advertsOur social media advertising partners | Distinguishes one browser from another to measure adverts | _ttp | 13 months |
| Social media advertsOur social media advertising partners | Remembers that these cookies may be set | _tt_enable_cookie | 13 months |
| Social media advertsOur social media advertising partners | Keeps the state of a visit | ttcsid, ttcsid_* | 13 months |
| Social media advertsOur social media advertising partners | Distinguishes one browser from another to measure adverts | _fbp | 3 months |
| Social media advertsOur social media advertising partners | Remembers the advert a reader came from | _fbc | 3 months |
| Social media advertsOur social media advertising partners | Advert personalisation and measurement | fr | 3 months |
Analytics
Helps us understand which stories are read so we can improve our journalism. Off until you agree.
| Service | Purpose | Cookie | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visitor analyticsOur analytics provider | Distinguishes one browser from another | _ga | 2 years |
| Visitor analyticsOur analytics provider | Keeps the state of a visit | _ga_* | 2 years |
| Visit recordings and heatmapsOur analytics provider | Distinguishes one browser from another | _clck | 1 year |
| Visit recordings and heatmapsOur analytics provider | Links the pages viewed in one visit | _clsk | 1 day |
Embedded media
Lets videos from other services play on our pages. Off until you agree.
| Service | Purpose | Cookie | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video playerOur video provider | Video playback and preferences | Set by the video player | Varies |
More information
Our privacy notice explains how we handle personal information. Policy version: 2026-11-04.
Last updated: 4 November 2026