Phishing Alert Cybersecurity: Companies in Africa need to do more to fight off attacks, says Kaspersky Telling your boss that your company computer has been phished – victim of a campaign to obtain sensitive information through fraudulent emails ... – needs to be seen as a corporate win, not a danger to your job.
debt deadlines China and Kenya in talks about debt challenges China and Kenya appear to be closing in on a debt restructuring arrangement just days before a major railway loan comes due. ...
respect your elders Somalia: Why clan elders are vital in launching talks with Al-Shabaab The Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabaab insurgent group and the Somali government have remained locked in a violent stalemate for years. ...
bye-bye Trump What can Africa expect from the Biden administration? Tomorrow, the whole world’s eyes will be on the inauguration of Joe Biden. Stepping into a moment of unprecedented domestic crisis, he will ... probably have relatively little bandwidth for Africa.
succession session Kenya: Nairobi’s new governor rushed through to avoid Ruto-Odinga proxy fight A city bureaucrat is set to become Nairobi’s third governor, after the capital city’s legislature manoeuvred through her appointment as deputy ... governor on Friday. Former Governor Mike Sonko was relieved of his position a month ago. The succession drama looks to be coming to a close, but Nairobi-dwellers are unlikely to be happy with the process.
Neighbourly quarrels Somalia and Kenya’s diplomatic disputes create collateral damage Ties between neighbours Kenya and Somalia hit a new low in December, when the Mogadishu government cut off ties with Nairobi for "constant political ... violation and Kenya’s open interference in Somalia’s independence".
Reading the smallprint South Africa’s Santam defends position on COVID-19 claims The Africa Report’s latest article on Santam’s stance on paying COVID-19 business interruption claims has prompted a detailed response from ... the company, South Africa’s largest general insurer.
tick tock Kenya in race to meet Chinese loan deadline for repayment Kenyan Treasury officials are no doubt worried about what's going to happen next Thursday. The date marks the end of a five year repayment holiday ... given by the China Exim Bank for the $1.4 billion loan used to build the Nairobi to Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway.
let the games begin Kenya: Has Deputy President Ruto joined the new UDA Party? As Kenya heads towards crucial elections in 2022, the season has opened for political alignments and formation of new parties. ...
surprise, surprise Kenya’s Safaricom to suspend Huawei 5G mobile network Kenya’s largest telecom operator, Safaricom, announced on Tuesday that it will suspend deployment of its new Huawei-powered fifth-generation ... (5G) mobile network.
