AfDB moves to strengthen cybersecurity, boost financial inclusion in Africa

05 march 2021 - 20:24:55
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has awarded a US$2 million [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants $2 million to beef up cybersecurity, boost financial inclusion in Africa

05 march 2021 - 16:45:03
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank has awarded a $2 million grant to establish the African Cybersecurity [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: How COVID-19 has changed the shape of African cybersecurity

08 december 2020 - 15:39:19
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed how people live, work and approach security in Africa. According [...] Full text...

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Seychelles president to visit Mauritius, 29 Nov to 1 Dec

28 november 2020 - 09:24:01
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan will pay a state visit to Mauritius from Sunday, 29 November to [...] Full text...

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Safaricom clinches East Africa cyber security award

19 november 2020 - 08:33:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's top telco, Safaricom, has clinched the Fortinet Managed Security Services Provider award in East Africa. Fortinet [...] Full text...

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Nigeria begins review of its National Cyber security Strategy

28 october 2020 - 18:31:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's National Security Adviser (NSA), Retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, on Wednesday said the #EndSARS protesters used [...] Full text...

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Mauritius chosen as ITU Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity in Africa

29 september 2020 - 11:43:45
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has been chosen as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Centre of Excellence, for at least [...] Full text...

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Benin to respect AU convention on cybersecurity, protection of personal data

16 august 2020 - 18:47:01
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese government says it will respect the convention of the African Union (AU) on cybersecurity [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief renews call for pandemic solidarity as WHO warns ‘majority’ of world still at risk

18 may 2020 - 16:34:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “massive” and combined effort by all countries is needed to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO reports fivefold increase in cyber attacks, urges vigilance

23 april 2020 - 19:38:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has seen a dramatic [...] Full text...

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President Gnassingbé stands as the only guarantor of security in Togo - party official

18 february 2020 - 17:28:56
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The candidate of the ruling Union for the Republic (Unir), Faure Gnassingbé, has offered himself as [...] Full text...

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Cybersecurity meeting opens in Brazzaville to strengthen national system

29 january 2020 - 23:17:04
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The Congolese minister for posts, telecommunications and the digital economy, Léon Juste Ibombo, opened a meeting [...] Full text...

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Research reveals four cyber threats for 2020

06 november 2019 - 12:48:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Global cloud-enabled next-generation cybersecurity company, Sophos, has launched its 2020 Threat Report providing insights [...] Full text...

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Togolese Parliament adopts law on the protection of personal data

25 october 2019 - 16:47:36
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese Parliament on Wednesday adopted a law on the protection of personal data, PANA learned [...] Full text...

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International forum calls for strengthening of laws on cybersecurity

19 september 2019 - 23:29:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   An international forum on labour health and safety (FISST) here Thursday recommended governments to strengthen their [...] Full text...

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Morocco chairs AU Peace and Security Council for September

02 september 2019 - 11:28:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco on Sunday assumed the presidency of the African Union Peace and Security Council for [...] Full text...

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Mauritius hosts international seminar on disruptive technologies

21 august 2019 - 15:41:21
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - An international seminar started Wednesday in Balaclava, northern Mauritius, seeking to provide an insight on disruptive [...] Full text...

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Rwandan Police arrest local cryptocurrency CEO for involvment in fraud

31 may 2019 - 16:51:39
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has arrested a former entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Supermarketings [...] Full text...

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Kenyan businesses lose millions to cybercrime in 2018 - Report

18 may 2019 - 11:24:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan businesses lost huge sums of money to online criminals in the last financial year through [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to harness potential of digital technology

20 december 2018 - 07:22:27
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Technology, Communication and Innovation Minister, Mr Yogida Sawmynaden, on Wednesday launched the Mauritius Artificial intelligence [...] Full text...

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Rights body decries'repressive' cybersecurity law, deadly protests in Togo

13 december 2018 - 15:02:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Thursday called for an end to the deadly protests and violence which hit [...] Full text...

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Marginalised voices must be ‘included and amplified’ in digital technology space: UN Chief

13 november 2018 - 03:49:36
Paris, France (PANA) - New thinking is needed to better address deep gender gaps in access to digital technologies, seek [...] Full text...

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UN resolution paves way for mass use of driverless cars

11 october 2018 - 03:36:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A resolution to ensure the safe use of automated vehicles was passed at the UN Economic [...] Full text...

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UNESCO invites experts to open discussion on Artificial Intelligence

21 july 2018 - 12:24:52
Paris, France (PANA) - In order to reflect on the significant impact of emerging and smart technologies, including Artificial Intelligence [...] Full text...

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US reaches out for comprehensive approach to counter terrorism

09 march 2018 - 19:05:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on [...] Full text...

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UN chief stresses unity in Security Council to overcome conflict

20 december 2017 - 22:08:19
New York, USA (PANA) – UN Secretary General António Guterres has told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that [...] Full text...

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UN chief highlights need for Internet governance to support innovation

19 december 2017 - 06:44:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Adequate governance is critical to realising the vast promise of the Internet for a better world [...] Full text...

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AU ministers agree to seek greater say on global internet governance agenda

23 november 2017 - 17:46:41
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African ministers of communication, technology and information resolved on Thursday to seek a greater [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Half of all countries lack national plan on cybersecurity - UN agency

05 july 2017 - 19:19:14
Switzerland, US (PANA) – Only about half of all countries have a cybersecurity strategy or are in the process of [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN artificial intelligence summit aims to tackle poverty, humanity's 'grand challenges'

07 june 2017 - 19:47:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Artificial intelligence (AI) is responsible for self-driving cars and voice-recognition smart phones, but the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Cyber security multinational tips Internet users on safety from hackers

11 january 2017 - 07:38:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Internet users around the world are still to find a way to protect themselves [...] Full text...

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UN: UN forum to foster accessible, reliable, inclusive Internet

06 december 2016 - 17:56:05
New York, US (PANA) - About 3,000 delegates from across the world will join thousands more online for the 11th [...] Full text...

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France: INTERPOL says its global network supporting Euro 2016 security

08 june 2016 - 11:13:42
Lyon, France – An INTERPOL Major Events Support Team (IMEST) has been deployed to Paris as part of the world [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Repressive provisions remain in Guinea new laws, NGOs warn

23 may 2016 - 11:04:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Several draft laws currently under examination by Guinean parliamentarians propose major improvements to human rights, particularly [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: MISA prays for good journalism, better informed citizenry in Africa

03 may 2016 - 11:20:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - While there has been a dramatic increase in the number of access to information [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Conference on ways to combat cybercrimes opens in Mauritius

21 march 2016 - 13:05:37
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Acting Attorney General, Nandcoomar Bodha, on Monday said that the response to the huge volume [...] Full text...

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UN: Seasoned official to help curb sexual abuse by peacekeepers

09 february 2016 - 07:35:27
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday named Jane Holl Lute, an American official with wide-ranging [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Nixu, Nokia collaborate on cyber security

16 december 2015 - 11:00:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Cyber security company, Nixu Corporation, and telecom company, Nokia Networks, have entered an agreement to collaborate [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges South Africa to revise cybercrime bill

11 december 2015 - 18:04:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the South African government to revise provisions in [...] Full text...

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UN: UN agencies, int'l delegates gather in Geneva on ICT development, cyber crime

25 may 2015 - 22:58:09
New York, US (PANA) - Some 10 years after the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), participants from [...] Full text...

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UNODC calls for global action against online abuse of children

11 april 2011 - 15:30:48
New York, US (PANA) - The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, on [...] Full text...

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SA eyes position on ITU Council

07 october 2010 - 12:07:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South African Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda on Thursday led a delegation of the Department [...] Full text...

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