Kenya reels under Anonymous Sudan cyber attacks on government services as online banking struggles
Some 76 per cent of Kenyans use mobile money, while 67 per cent use the mobile internet. Confirming the attack, Information, Communication and Digital Economy Minister Eliud Owalo stressed that no data had been accessed or lost, although the hackers behind it had claimed to have stolen passport data.
Ex-Nigerian president defuses political palpable tension in Kenya after persuading President Ruto and rival Raila to talk
Opposition leader Raila Odinga had called for a number of protests earlier this month, causing widespread disruption and in some cases violent confrontations with police in which more than two dozen people were killed and many others injured.
Kenyans listen to East Africans: Ruto and Raila have graduated into nuisance EAC should dump
President Ruto has been in office for barely a year. During this period, he has demonstrated strong signs of impudence that takes Kenya back to the eras of Jomo Kenyatta and Daneil arap Moi or Milton Obote and Idi Amin in Uganda. It may too soon to make any predictions, but there are indications that Kenya has brutal tyrant in the making and Raila Odinga is – through maandamano – egging on the tin-god-in-the-making to soar higher.
Nairobi hosts Africa’s first International Telecoms Week as Kenya’s reputation as regional digital hub grows
Business Opportunities: ITW Africa offers a thriving marketplace where carriers, data centres, content providers, cloud services, finance professionals and satellite providers can showcase their offerings. This facilitates trading opportunities and creates an environment conducive to business development and expansion.
NBA unveils four renovated courts as Basketball Without Borders Africa kicks off in Johannesburg
Shortly after, NBA Africa unveiled four newly renovated basketball courts in Alexandra as part of BWB Africa community outreach and the league’s efforts to make the game more accessible across the continent. The court unveiling was followed by a Junior NBA clinic for 150 boys and girls from the local community which was facilitated by the current and former NBA and WNBA coaches and players.
Trump tells Florida governor and ‘other clowns’ to stop ‘wasting dollars Republicans’ need to beat Biden
Trump, who was impeached twice while in office, said Saturday that, “The biggest complaint that I get is that the Republicans find out this information and then they do nothing about it.”
“Any Republican that doesn’t act on Democrat fraud should be kicked immediately out of primaries and get out — out!” he told the crowd to loud applause. “They have to play tough and … if they’re not willing to do it, we got a lot of good, tough Republicans around … and they’re going to get my endorsement every singe time.”
Niger coup, seventh in Sahel region, alarms West Africa economic bloc, which threatens sanctions
ECOWAS and the eight-member West African Economic and Monetary Union said that with immediate effect borders with Niger would be closed, commercial flights banned, financial transactions halted, national assets frozen and aid ended.
