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The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), the American think tank specializing in US Foreign Policy and International Relations, has named Dr. James Mwangi, the CEO of Equity Group, as a member of its Global Board [c]
Africa’s exploding population presents huge growth opportunities; a world-class digital payments ecosystem will be fundamental to that, write Moment CEO Joel Yarbrough and MultiChoice Africa Group Executive Head Delivery & Operations Craig Coetzer Africa is [c]
Kaspersky experts have uncovered a new phishing scam targeting businesses that promote their pages on Facebook. Scammers send emails allegedly on behalf of Meta for Business – Facebook’s platform for businesses – claiming the recipient’s [c]
Hold onto your Galaxies, because 2025 is the year Samsung gives your gadgets a mind of their own – almost. Samsung’s ambitious ‘AI for All’ vision is set to go full throttle with Generative AI [c]
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, has announced that its Sophos Managed Detection and Response [MDR] service has reached a major milestone, now protecting more than 26,000 organizations globally, growing [c]
INTERPOL has published its first-ever Silver Notice to help trace and recover criminal assets, combat transnational organized crime and enhance international police cooperation. The Notice, requested by Italy, seeks information on the assets belonging to [c]
Kaspersky has warned that fake Telegram Premium offers have been spreading globally, targeting users with phishing scams and malware disguised as alternative app versions. These attacks aim to steal account credentials or compromise devices. The [c]
From thrilling dramas and captivating reality shows to groundbreaking Original productions, 2024 was a big year for Showmax. In Kenya alone, the African streamer launched a record 12 Original titles in 2024, doubling its Originals [c]
As part of its annual Kaspersky Security Bulletin, the company’s experts have analysed significant supply chain attacks and IT outages from the past year and explored potential future risk scenarios, providing insights aimed at helping [c]
African artists always capture hearts, souls and playlists and 2024 was no different for the continent’s culture-making, record-breaking stars. Shining bright from Afrobeats to Amapiano and beyond, Spotify Wrapped2024 looks at African artists who made [c]
By Suat Ozsoy With its forward-thinking vision, Kenya is one of the world’s most dynamic markets for technology innovation, offering industry players exceptional growth opportunities. In this highly competitive landscape, companies must continuously come up [c]
LG Electronics (LG) has unveiled its new audio product line of Bluetooth speakers and earbuds at CES 2025, created in partnership with multi-platinum musician and tech entrepreneur, will.i.am. This marks the debut of the “xboom [c]
Rendeavour, Africa’s new city builder, has announced the appointment of David Kippen as Chairman of the Board, joining Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC, who continues in his role as Deputy Chairman. In addition, Graeme Wheeler and [c]
By Julius Ouma A majority of the population in developing countries, especially in rural communities, is excluded when it comes to access to financial services. According to World Bank Group, Findex data, close to one-third of [c]
We are hopeful beings. Always driven by the optimism that the situations and circumstances – however dire – that we are currently faced with would improve and get better, more so as we turn a [c]
By Arnaud Bouraima The World Customs Organization (WCO) Technology Conference in Rio de Janeiro took place last November, but its energy and excitement remain vivid. It was clear that the global customs community recognizes the [c]
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