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Cookie Policy

Last updated: April 11, 2026

Cookie Notice

The African Mail uses a consent notice to let you choose between essential-only cookies and a fuller experience that includes analytics and measurement cookies. Essential cookies remain active because they keep account sessions, security, and core site functions working.

What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files stored on your device to help a website remember settings, keep you signed in, measure usage, and improve performance across visits.

Cookie Categories We Use

Essential cookies
Required for authentication, fraud prevention, session continuity, account settings, and core navigation. These cookies cannot be switched off through our notice because the site depends on them.
Analytics cookies
Help us understand readership behavior, story performance, device trends, and navigation paths so we can improve coverage and product decisions. These load only after you accept analytics cookies.
Embedded media cookies
Third-party platforms such as YouTube may place cookies when you play embedded video or short-form media. Their handling is also governed by those providers' own policies.

Specific Technologies on The African Mail

Authentication cookies: used to keep readers and contributors signed in securely.

Consent preference storage: used to remember whether you selected essential-only cookies or accepted analytics cookies.

Analytics tags: when enabled, may include Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager to understand site usage and campaign performance.

Video embeds: pages containing YouTube videos or shorts may trigger third-party storage when playback begins.

How To Manage Cookies

You can manage cookies in three ways: by choosing an option in our cookie notice, by clearing saved site data in your browser, or by blocking cookies directly in your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies may limit sign-in, preferences, and parts of the account experience.

Retention

Some cookies last only for the current browser session, while others remain for a defined period so your preferences can be remembered on future visits. Retention length depends on the cookie type and the provider involved.

Changes To This Policy

We may update this policy when we add new site features, change service providers, or adjust legal compliance practices. When we do, we will revise the date shown at the top of this page.

Contact

For cookie questions, contact privacy@theafricanmail.com.