Lighthouse Desktop

· 0 checks — Desktop Lighthouse audit -- Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO category breakdown.

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Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Top function call valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:31.111 source:map[column:699 line:140 type:source-location url:https://allafrica.com/ urlProvider:network]]]

headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:30.879 source:map[column:6689 line:4 type:source-location url:https://cdn.allafrica.com/static/js/jquery/jquery-1.9.1.min.js?v=2025082501 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.232 source:map[column:5583 line:4 type:source-location url:https://cdn.allafrica.com/static/js/jquery/jquery-1.9.1.min.js?v=2025082501 urlProvider:network]]]

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
div.col-tn-12 > div.ad-container > a > img.img-responsive `div.col-tn-12 > div.ad-container > a > img.img-responsive`	/static/images/advertising/canex/canex-wknd-2026-lagos-de...	98.4 KiB	87.8 KiB
div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive `div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00681224:e0e80349c683c63b36...	68.8 KiB	57.0 KiB
div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive `div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00661293:3b927b2dabf77124d6...	55.6 KiB	43.8 KiB
div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive `div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00681225:42481942644cf1e9c5...	48.4 KiB	36.6 KiB
div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive `div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00501338:7d7652a0ddc3561f7e...	47.4 KiB	35.6 KiB
div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive `div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00351574:2351e4e3d1e5b0b132...	43.8 KiB	32.0 KiB
div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive `div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00491044:81badbcd5300dd402f...	38.4 KiB	26.6 KiB
div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive `div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00380876:7dcbf66a8317803571...	35.6 KiB	23.8 KiB
div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive `div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00660499:18e7dbb4f97c0ade1a...	30.6 KiB	18.8 KiB
div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive `div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00680778:2310abb4e05312b730...	27.0 KiB	16.6 KiB
div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive `div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00681226:80304788bd61adabf5...	24.6 KiB	15.1 KiB
div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive `div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00681224:e0e80349c683c63b36...	16.8 KiB	11.2 KiB
div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive `div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00681194:09e230e2076ed1ec54...	15.7 KiB	10.0 KiB
div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive `div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00681177:81ea6009ea66fc717a...	14.4 KiB	8.7 KiB
div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive `div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00661293:3b927b2dabf77124d6...	14.1 KiB	8.4 KiB
div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive `div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00501338:7d7652a0ddc3561f7e...	13.4 KiB	7.8 KiB
div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive `div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00351574:2351e4e3d1e5b0b132...	12.4 KiB	6.7 KiB
div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive `div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00681193:d404229abd436aeae7...	12.2 KiB	6.5 KiB
div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive `div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00491044:81badbcd5300dd402f...	12.0 KiB	6.3 KiB
div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive `div.row > div.col-tn-12 > a > img.img-responsive`	/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00681175:9016e88c9e9bb94204...	11.3 KiB	5.6 KiB
AllAfrica `div.logo > div.ar-outer > div.ar-inner > a`	cdn.allafrica.com/static/images/structure/aa-logo.png	8.4 KiB	5.5 KiB
Follow AllAfrica on WhatsApp `ul > li > a.tracked > img`	cdn.allafrica.com/static/images/connect/icon-whatsapp.png	4.1 KiB	4.1 KiB

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-7-IMG

nodeLabel: div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive

path: 7,HTML,2,BODY,8,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,3,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,0,IMG

selector: div.cell > div.foundation > a > img.img-responsive

snippet: <img class="img-responsive" srcset="https://cdn.allafrica.com/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00380876:7dcbf66a83…" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) calc( ( ( 1170px - 30px ) / 2 ) - 10px - 2px - 2px ),…" src="https://cdn.allafrica.com/download/pic/main/main/csiid/00380876:7dcbf66a83…" alt="" width="1065" height="652">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

More than 4 preconnect connections were found. These should be used sparingly and only to the most important origins.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.

title: Preconnected origins

description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.

title: Preconnect candidates

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
cdn.allafrica.com/static/css/screen.min.css?v=2025082501	15.9 KiB	57 ms
cdn.allafrica.com/static/css/bootstrap/3.3.7/bootstrap.min.css?v=2025082501	18.2 KiB	57 ms
/static/css/font-awesome/4.7.0/font-awesome.min.css?v=202...	6.9 KiB
/static/css/bootstrap/3.3.7/bootstrap-xxs-tn.min.css?v=20...	1.1 KiB	283 ms

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
s.clickiocdn.com/t/215885/360_light.js	1800.0 s	293.8 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/bundle/sdk.js/	1200.0 s	77.8 KiB
clickiocmp.com/t/consent_215885.js	60.0 s	43.8 KiB
scdn.cxense.com/cx.js	3600.0 s	38.1 KiB
cdn.cxense.com/cx.js	3600.0 s	38.1 KiB
platform.twitter.com/widgets.js	1800.0 s	27.3 KiB
www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js	7200.0 s	20.9 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js	1200.0 s	5.0 KiB
sb.scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js	86400.0 s	6.7 KiB
clickiocmp.com/t/static/cmp/diagnostic-core.js	1800.0 s	2.4 KiB
/api/badges/download-on-the-app-store/black/en-us?size=25...	604800.0 s	11.3 KiB
rules.quantcount.com/rules-p-e1eaCwfv4zVTI.js	3600.0 s	642 B
/Repo/rep.gif?ver=3.3.0&typ=pgv&rnd=mo9ckxgwsjz3f2as&sid=...	0.0 ms	411 B

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

Diagnostics

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 29.0 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
cdn.allafrica.com/static/css/bootstrap/3.3.7/bootstrap.min.css?v=2025082501	17.8 KiB	16.8 KiB
cdn.allafrica.com/static/css/screen.min.css?v=2025082501	15.5 KiB	12.1 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 515.7 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
s.clickiocdn.com/t/215885/360_light.js	293.6 KiB	265.7 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...	187.4 KiB	105.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-5P8RKMB865	173.6 KiB	67.1 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/bundle/sdk.js/	77.7 KiB	53.5 KiB
clickiocmp.com/t/consent_215885.js	43.5 KiB	24.0 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL
Get it on Google Play `div.app-download > div.google-play-download > a.external > img`	play.google.com/intl/en_us/badges/static/images/badges/en_badge_web_generic.png
div.col-tn-12 > div.ad-container > a > img.img-responsive `div.col-tn-12 > div.ad-container > a > img.img-responsive`	/static/images/advertising/canex/canex-wknd-2026-lagos-de...
Download on the App Store `div.app-download > div.app-store-download > a.external > img`	/api/badges/download-on-the-app-store/black/en-us?size=25...

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

●Max Potential First Input Delay 70 ms

●Layout shift culprits

●Document request latency

●Optimize DOM size

●Font display

●LCP breakdown

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Minify CSS

●Minify JavaScript

●Avoids enormous network payloads Total size was 2,362 KiB

●User Timing marks and measures 27 user timings

●JavaScript execution time 0.5 s

●Minimizes main-thread work 1.3 s

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 2 long tasks found

●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 80 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 90 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Avoid multiple page redirects

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 40 ms

○INP breakdown

○Avoid non-composited animations

○Avoid large layout shifts

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Names and labels

When a button doesn't have an accessible name, screen readers announce it as "button", making it unusable for users who rely on screen readers. Learn how to make buttons more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.carousel-container > div.carousel > div.owl-nav > button.owl-prev `div.carousel-container > div.carousel > div.owl-nav > button.owl-prev`
div.carousel-container > div.carousel > div.owl-nav > button.owl-next `div.carousel-container > div.carousel > div.owl-nav > button.owl-next`
div.carousel-container > div.carousel > div.owl-dots > button.owl-dot `div.carousel-container > div.carousel > div.owl-dots > button.owl-dot`
div.carousel-container > div.carousel > div.owl-dots > button.owl-dot `div.carousel-container > div.carousel > div.owl-dots > button.owl-dot`
div.carousel-container > div.carousel > div.owl-dots > button.owl-dot `div.carousel-container > div.carousel > div.owl-dots > button.owl-dot`
div.carousel-container > div.carousel > div.owl-dots > button.owl-dot `div.carousel-container > div.carousel > div.owl-dots > button.owl-dot`
div.carousel-container > div.carousel > div.owl-dots > button.owl-dot `div.carousel-container > div.carousel > div.owl-dots > button.owl-dot`

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.col-tn-12 > div.ad-container > a > img.img-responsive `div.col-tn-12 > div.ad-container > a > img.img-responsive`

Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.row > div.col-tn-12 > div.ad-container > a `div.row > div.col-tn-12 > div.ad-container > a`

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
English (current) `nav.nav-center-logo > div.top-right-button-container > div.btn-group > a.navbar-link`
En Français `nav.nav-center-logo > div.top-right-button-container > div.btn-group > a.navbar-link`
CARNEGIE: PEACEBUILDING COVERAGE `div.content > div.infocenter-link > h1 > a`
OCPGROUP `div.content > div.infocenter-link > h1 > a`
(Capital FM) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(263Chat) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(Premium Times) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(Nyasa Times) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(263Chat) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(RFI) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(Capital FM) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(Survival International) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(Shabelle) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(allAfrica) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(New Zimbabwe) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(Premium Times) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(Africa Check) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(Africa Check) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(Independent (Kampala)) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(This Day) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(This Day) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(Capital FM) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(GroundUp) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(Vanguard) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(UCT) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(New Dawn) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(allAfrica) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(New Zimbabwe) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(Daba Finance) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(Capital FM) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(Capital FM) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(Premium Times) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(African Union) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(African Union) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(Premium Times) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`
(Independent (Kampala)) `ul.stories > li > a > span.source`

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Link text that is discernible improves the experience for users with low vision. Learn how to make links distinguishable.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
latest video news reports `div#row-206 > div.column > p > a`
latest audio news and features `div#row-206 > div.column > p > a`
90 news organizations `div.col-tn-12 > div.notes > p.note > a`
500 other institutions and individuals `div.col-tn-12 > div.notes > p.note > a`
produced or commissioned by AllAfrica `div.col-tn-12 > div.notes > p.note > a`
Contact us `div.col-tn-12 > div.notes > p.note > a`

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Navigation

Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Original content by the AllAfrica news team and guest columns from world leaders `div.row > div.col-tn-12 > div.clearfix > h5`

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Best practices

Touch targets with sufficient size and spacing help users who may have difficulty targeting small controls to activate the targets. Learn more about touch targets.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
All of Africa Today - April 21, 2026 `div.content > ul.stories > li > a`
Final Testimony Set for Lusikisiki Trial Within a Trial - South African News Br… `div.content > ul.stories > li > a`
All of Africa Today - April 20, 2026 `div.content > ul.stories > li > a`
Mop-Up Operations Begin After Cape Storms - South African News Briefs - April 2… `div.content > ul.stories > li > a`
Zimbabwe at 46 - Between Promise and Reality `div.content > ul.stories > li > a`
All of Africa Today - April 17, 2026 `div.content > ul.stories > li > a`
Mugabe Attempted Murder Case Resumes - South African News Briefs - April 17, 20… `div.content > ul.stories > li > a`
EFF Leader Julius Malema Sentenced To Five Years In Prison `div.content > ul.stories > li > a`
All of Africa Today - April 16, 2026 `div.content > ul.stories > li > a`
Chinese Ant Smuggler Sentenced to a Year in Jail by Kenyan Court `div.content > ul.stories > li > a`
Senegal: Senegal's Macky Sall in UN Leadership Race Faces Rare Public Questioni… `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Africa: All of Africa Today - April 21, 2026 `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Africa: Experts Seek Improvement On Childhood Cancer Survival Rate in Africa `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Africa: AUC Chairperson This Morning Joined H.E. @tayeatske, President of the F… `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Africa: AUC Chairperson Today Received the Letters of Credence of H.E. Ambassad… `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Africa: Africa Urged to Fast-Track Energy Access As Kenya Emerges Renewable Inv… `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Africa: Imposter Facebook Page Uses Watu Branding to Lure Users Into Paying for… `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Africa: Africa Is Repositioning Poultry for Food Security `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Africa: The African Union Commission and Kaiciid Sign a Memorandum of Understan… `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Africa: West Africa's Healthcare Investment Momentum Builds...As Whx Returns to… `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Welcomes Progress On Talks Between DR Congo, M23 Armed Group `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Africa: All of Africa Today - April 21, 2026 `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Rwanda: Rising Oil Shocks Demand a Culture of Frugality `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Rwanda: Banyamulenge Protest in U.S., Kenya Amid Rising Calls for Action On Min… `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Africa: The Glaring Injustice of Maternal Deaths in Africa `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Uganda: Ugandan Military Reports Rescue of 200 ADF Hostages in DR Congo `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Welcomes Progress On Talks Between DR Congo, M23 Armed Group `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Africa: All of Africa Today - April 20, 2026 `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Rwanda: Kagame, Prince of Ghana's Asante Kingdom Discuss Ties `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Angola: Namibia Funds N$4 Billion Power Link With Angola `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Kenya: Ruto Explains Why Fuel Costs More in Kenya `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Kenya: High Court Lifts Orders Blocking Arrest of Governors `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Kenya: 'Don't Rely On Social Media for News About Home' - Ruto Tells Kenyans in… `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Tanzania: Maasai Protest UNESCO's Complicity in their Eviction for 'Conservatio… `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Somalia: 72 Media Freedom Violations Reported in Somalia, Including One Journal… `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Africa: All of Africa Today - April 21, 2026 `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Kenya: Ai-Generated Image Used to Falsely Claim April 2026 Helicopter Crash in … `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Uganda: Speaker Among - I Have Overachieved, Time to Retire in 2031 `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Kenya: 11 Arrested As Police Break Up Fuel Price Protests in Nairobi CBD `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Kenya: Itumbi Dismisses Claims of Delayed ID Issuance, Cites Nakuru Data Amid P… `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Zimbabwe: Chivayo Backtracks On $3.6m Parliament Pledge `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Zimbabwe: Chivayo Backtracks On $3.6m Parliament Pledge `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Malawi: Fuel Crisis Turns Critical - Malawi Runs Dry As Government Admits Empty… `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Zimbabwe: Government Urges Nurses to End Strike As Talks Begin `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Africa: All of Africa Today - April 21, 2026 `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Zimbabwe: Over 5,000 People Affected By Human Rights Violations in March As Rep… `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Nigeria: Nigeria-South Africa Navies Deepen Ties On Maritime Security `div.cell > ul > li > a`
South Africa: Fed-Up Residents Grab Brooms and Shovels to Fix Their Town `div.cell > ul > li > a`
South Africa: Study Finds More Than 40 Percent of Capetonians At Risk From High… `div.cell > ul > li > a`
South Africa: Final Testimony Set for Lusikisiki Trial Within a Trial - South A… `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Nigeria: Govt Charges Retired General, Others Over Alleged Failed Coup `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Nigeria: Govt Charges Retired General, Others Over Alleged Failed Coup `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Senegal: Senegal's Macky Sall in UN Leadership Race Faces Rare Public Questioni… `div.cell > ul > li > a`
Africa: All of Africa Today - April 21, 2026 `div.cell > ul > li > a`
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One main landmark helps screen reader users navigate a web page. Learn more about landmarks.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
html `html`

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○Form elements have associated labels

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

Best Practices

User Experience

Image display dimensions should match natural aspect ratio. Learn more about image aspect ratio.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Aspect Ratio (Displayed)	Aspect Ratio (Actual)
Follow AllAfrica on Google News `ul > li > a.tracked > img`	cdn.allafrica.com/static/images/connect/icon-google-newsstand.png	27 x 27 (1.00)	39 x 32 (1.22)

Browser Compatibility

A character encoding declaration is required. It can be done with a `<meta>` tag in the first 1024 bytes of the HTML or in the Content-Type HTTP response header. Learn more about declaring the character encoding.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

●Uses HTTPS

●Avoids deprecated APIs

●Avoids third-party cookies

●Allows users to paste into input fields

●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load

●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load

●Serves images with appropriate resolution

●Page has the HTML doctype

●No browser errors logged to the console

●No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools

●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

●Use a strong HSTS policy

●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Detected JavaScript libraries

●Page has valid source maps

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Crawling and Indexing

Search engines may use `href` attributes on links to crawl websites. Ensure that the `href` attribute of anchor elements links to an appropriate destination, so more pages of the site can be discovered. Learn how to make links crawlable

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Uncrawlable Link
SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER `div.rss-and-site-links > ul.site-links > li > a.newsletter-signup-trigger`

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Content Best Practices

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.col-tn-12 > div.ad-container > a > img.img-responsive `div.col-tn-12 > div.ad-container > a > img.img-responsive`

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

○Structured data is valid

●Page isn’t blocked from indexing

●Document has a `<title>` element

●Document has a meta description

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links have descriptive text

●robots.txt is valid

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`