Nairobi — United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has launched ‘Oky Kenya’, an adapted version of the world’s first period tracker offline app, specifically designed for girls living in low- and middle-income countries like Kenya. The ‘Oky Kenya’ provides girls with appropriate and evidence-based information about their periods in fun, creative and positive ways. […]
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West Africa: MTN Leaving Liberia
— The move is, according to US news agency Bloomberg, part of a plan by MTN Group Ltd to trim its portfolio and focus on a large market. The parent company of Lonestar Cell MTN is planning to exit Liberia to focus resources on core markets, including Nigeria and Ghana. The news comes as Lonestar, […]
Nairobi — The Government is committed to delivering 25,000 free Wi-Fi hotspots across the country. President William Ruto said this will help micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to engage in e-commerce. The President said the free wireless network will also give young Kenyans the opportunity to explore online job opportunities. “There are millions of online […]
Nairobi — Safaricom 5G users will enjoy free internet services for one month starting this month. Users will be eligible for five gigabytes with time lapses of 24 hours. The offer, which will begin on May 24th, is redeemable on the Safaricom app, the telco said. “We continue to avail exciting data offers and invest […]
Kampala, Uganda — The Minister for Information Communication Technology (ICT) and National Guidance, Dr Chris Baryomunsi has hailed the role played by telecom companies in driving Uganda’s digital revolution. “Previously in our village, one would go to the nearest hill and shout their voices out to inform people in the nearest village about an upcoming […]
The 2023 International ICT Expo has opened in Lilongwe with a call to Malawians to learn, connect and embrace the power of digital technology to build a more resilient and prosperous future for the country. Minister of Information and Digitalization, Moses Kunkuyu, made a call on Wednesday during the official opening of the 2023 International […]
Microsoft, on Tuesday, released its latest Cyber Signals Report at a virtual press conference, where it exposed how a new cyber threat is putting organisations and technology teams at high risk. The Microsoft’s latest Cyber Signals report highlights how cybercriminals are using Operational Technology (OT) as gateways into an organisation’s network, According to the report, […]
Nairobi — Kenya will unveil its first locally made smartphones in the next two months as the government seeks to increase internet-enabled mobile phone penetration in the country. ICT Cabinet Secretary (CS) Eliud Owalo said that the expensive cost of the devices has been a hindrance to digital inclusion. The gadgets, which are assembled at […]
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Uganda: Airtel Uganda Rebrands
Telecom giants, Airtel Uganda have rebranded their strapline from “the smartphone network” to “a reason to imagine” to kick-start a campaign to energize young people towards realizing their imaginations. The new campaign is driven by the insight that in Uganda, as is in Africa, imagination is the only qualification that matters and showcases the company’s […]
We are delighted to introduce Philip de Leon, LL.M as the newest member of our team at Cybastion, where he will be serving as the Head of US Government Affairs. Philip is a seasoned professional with a proven track record in policy, advocacy and business development, having successfully driven business results both domestically and internationally. His […]
Sophos, a global leader in innovation and delivery of cybersecurity-as-a-service, has released its annual report tagged, “State of Ransomware 2023,” which revealed that hackers succeeded in encrypting data of organisations in 76 per cent of ransomware attacks. This, according to the report, is the highest rate of data encryption from ransomware since Sophos started issuing […]
A NEW report by the World Bank (WB) has listed Tanzania as among countries in the globe with effective use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in delivering public services. Whereas globally Tanzania is placed at 26th position, the country emerged second in Africa and tops the list in the East African Region. The GovTech […]
Khartoum North — After fierce battles on Wednesday, in particular in the northern part of the Sudanese capital, large parts of Khartoum witnessed relative calm yesterday morning. NetBlocks reported that only four per cent of the internet capacity is working. Many people are running out of cash. “The situation in Khartoum North today is very […]
Africa’s leading professional network for data science, Zindi, is set to join AI Expo Africa 2023 as a premium sponsor to celebrate the milestone of hitting 60,000 users. The Zindi platform connects commercial organisations, NGOs and Governments with a global community of data scientists and machine learning experts to build talent pipelines and solve the […]
POSTAL and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has promised to open an inquiry into leakage of private information after Zanu PF sent unsolicited campaign messages to registered voters. Registered voters last month received a flurry of messages on their mobile phones soliciting support for President Emmerson Mnangagwa ahead of elections this year. The SMSs […]
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has today issued a mobile money service license to Safaricom M-Pesa Mobile Financial Service Plc, making it the first foreign investor in the industry to get licensed. The issuance reflects NBE’s ongoing objectives of “fostering financial innovation and inclusion in the Ethiopian market,” NBE said. Ethiopia’s digital finance offerings […]
IN SHORT: Sending a “good morning” message via WhatsApp is harmless and we can prove it. So don’t fall for this old hoax, which claims that doing this can give hackers access to your personal information. A claim that has been sent to Africa Check numerous times on our two WhatsApp lines warns readers to […]
The restriction on Subscriber Identity Module, SIM registration on 2020 cost Nigeria over nine million data subscribers in 2021, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, 2021 Annual report and Accounts for the year, report has said. The report which was released recently also said that active telecom subscribers declined by 4.67 percent from 204,601,313 subscribers in […]