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These terms govern the use of the brief54.com website. By visiting it, you accept these terms.

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01Publisher

The brief54.com website is published by:

02Hosting

The website is hosted by Vercel Inc., 440 N Barranca Ave #4133, Covina, CA 91723, United States (vercel.com).

03Purpose of the website

Brief54 is a news outlet covering the Africa that creates, builds and innovates: articles, profiles, analysis and country profiles, in English and French. Access to the website is free; internet connection costs remain your responsibility.

04Intellectual property

The Brief54 brand, its logo, its visual identity and the content produced by the newsroom (texts, photographs, videos, illustrations) are protected by intellectual property law. Any reproduction, display or distribution, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited, except for short quotations that clearly credit the source and link to the original content.

Some content belongs to third parties and remains subject to their own terms:

  • texts from Wikipedia and images from Wikimedia Commons, published under Creative Commons licences, whose authors and licences are shown on each country profile;
  • partner logos, which remain the property of their respective owners.

05Use of the website

By using the website, you agree not to:

  • disrupt its operation or attempt to access its non-public areas;
  • extract its content on a large scale by automated means for commercial purposes without our prior agreement, other than indexing by search and answer engines as allowed by our robots.txt file;
  • use it for unlawful purposes or in breach of these terms.

06Newsletter

Signing up for the newsletter is free and optional. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link included in every email. How we handle your address is described in our privacy policy.

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07Accuracy of information and liability

The newsroom takes care to publish accurate and up-to-date information, but cannot guarantee the absence of errors or omissions. The figures shown on country profiles come from public sources (World Bank, Wikidata, Wikipedia); they are dated and may not reflect the most recent situation.

Content on the website is provided for general information and does not constitute financial, legal or investment advice. To the extent permitted by law, the publisher cannot be held liable for any interruption of the website or for the consequences of using the information published on it.

09Reporting content, right of reply

To report an error, request a correction or exercise a right of reply, write to us at hello@brief54.com, stating the address of the page concerned.

10Changes to these terms

The publisher may change these terms at any time. The applicable version is the one published on this page on the date of your visit.

11Governing law

These terms are governed by [À COMPLÉTER : governing law, e.g. Togolese law]. Failing an amicable settlement, any dispute relating to their interpretation or performance falls under the jurisdiction of the competent courts.