News
- Chinese APT Groups Exploit Global Domains in Sweeping Cyber Campaign 15/09/2025
- Digital Rights Defender Steps Aside: Cindy Cohn to Leave EFF After 25 Years 10/09/2025
- AFRINIC at the Crossroads: ISPA Endorses Candidates Ahead of Pivotal Board Election 10/09/2025
- JetBlue Selects Amazon’s Project Kuiper for In-Flight Satellite Connectivity 05/09/2025
- Chat Control Proposal Advances Despite Rising Opposition in Europe 30/08/2025
Africa ICT Updates
- Liberia: Lonestar Cell MTN Launches 5th Edition of MTN Y'ello Star Competition 17/09/2025[New Dawn] Top GSM company Lonestar Cell MTN has officially launched the 5th Edition of the MTN Y'ello star musical competition for Liberians.
- Uganda: EC Chairperson Warns Youth On Social Media Misuse 17/09/2025[Nile Post] Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama has warned Ugandan youth against abusing social media. He said spreading lies, defamation, and incitement threatens peace and stability as the country prepares for the 2026 general elections.
- Uganda: Roke Telkom Partners in Industry 4.0+ Hackathon Ahead of Uganda's Sovereign Cloud Launch 17/09/2025[Nile Post] Roke Telkom, a home-grown telecommunications and cloud solutions provider, has today announced its partnership in the industry 4.0+ Hackathon, officially launched by the Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat in the Office of the President (STI-OP).
- South Africa: Cybersecurity Training Needs Urgent Overhaul 17/09/2025[Daily Maverick] As the nature and complexity of cyber threats rapidly evolves, companies have realised that they must look beyond purely tech solutions and equip their employees with the skills to safeguard the business against attack. However, Mimecast has found that while 86% of organisations now train employees at least quarterly to identify and report […]
- Africa: Harare Hosts Hub Unconference As Africa Pushes to 'Decolonise the Internet' 17/09/2025[263Chat] Harare is preparing to host one of Africa's most outspoken gatherings on digital media and civic technology, with this year's Hub Unconference urging the continent to "decolonise the internet."