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Initiatives to make the internet safer for users, especially young people in Africa launched

As the world marks Safer Internet Day on Tuesday, there has been a major emphasis on making the internet safer for users globally. In Africa...

Africa’s top 5 scientists awarded honored

Africa’s top 5 female scientists for the year 2016 were honoured by the African Union (AU) at its headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis...

WhatsApp open to snooping as security flaws remain unresolved

A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in the messaging platform that allows third parties to intercept messages. Although notified in April, Facebook has...

Drone-based blood deliveries in Tanzania to be funded by UK

The Zip drones are launched from a catapult. Photo Credit: DFID The UK government is to fund a trial of drone-based deliveries of blood and...

Tanzanian police charge Jamii Forums founder

Maxence Melo, a director of Jamii Forums message boards. Photo Credit: JAMII FORUMS The co-founder of a Tanzanian whistle-blowing website has been charged with obstructing an...

U.N., Malawi to explore use of drones to deliver faster aid in crises

The U.N. children's agency and Malawi's government are teaming up to test whether drones could make aid delivery faster and more effective during humanitarian...

Yahoo says one billion accounts exposed in newly discovered security breach

Yahoo Inc warned on Wednesday that it had uncovered yet another massive cyber attack, saying data from more than 1 billion user accounts was...

Samsung Electronics considers structural split as investor pressure builds

Photo Credit: Reuters     South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday it will increase dividends and consider splitting itself, as the tech giant faces...

S.Africa, Ghana & Nigeria, Africa’s top mobile app users – Internet survey

South Africa ranks highest in Africa with respect to the use of mobile applications. They are followed by Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda respectively. According...

Hack attacks cut internet access in Liberia

Liberia has been repeatedly cut off from the internet by hackers targeting its only link to the global network. Recurrent attacks up to 3 November...

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