Africa: Mara Opens South Africa Smartphone Factory to Serve Tech-Crazy Africa, and Beyond

Mara Group's CEO Ashish Thakkar has invited South African president Cyril Ramaphosa to cut the ribbon at the company's smartphone factory in Durban this Thursday, ten days after he… Read more »

South Sudan: Sudanese Court Orders Ruling Generals to End Internet Blockade

Sudanese authorities are being ordered to end a nationwide internet blockade by the ruling generals following a deadly crackdown earlier this month on protesters. Read more »

Kenya: Home-Grown Hackers Have Looted Millions From Banks

A cyber security firm successfully traced the home-grown Kenyan cartel behind the looting of billions from several banks. Read more »

Benin: No Opposition, No Internet - Benin Election Raises Fears of Authoritarianism

Turnout in Benin's parliamentary polls on Sunday was roughly 20 percent, as voters angry at new electoral rules restricting the opposition stayed away. Access to the internet was… Read more »

Central Africa: Nearly Half of All Women in West and Central Africa Have Been Cyberbullied - Research

Nearly half of women polled across English and French-speaking countries in West and Central Africa, have experienced gender-based violence while using social media, indirectly… Read more »

Kenya: Opposition Fingers Cambridge Analytica in Kenya Election Hacking

The main opposition party in Kenya has accused a controversial UK consultancy firm of being involved in alleged hacking that took place during the country's elections last year.… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Tests Blockchain Technology for Tallying Election Results

Sierra Leone has become one of the first countries to trial the use of blockchain technology during elections. A Swiss-based company called Agora used technology similar to that… Read more »