Interpol arrested 1,006 suspects in 19 African countries from September 2 to October 31 to clamp down on cybercrime that left 35K victims with $193M in losses
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After damage to four major African subsea internet cables, telecoms are rerouting traffic via Brazil or overland cables; repairs could take three to five weeks
- Subsea cable repairs expected to take at least three weeks — Cables off western coast may have been damaged in landslide
Telegram says it is blocking Kremlin-backed media outlets in the EU, including all RT channels, starting for users who signed in with an EU-based phone number
RT, in English, Spanish, Germany, French & Russia, have a colletive audience of over 1 million people via their official accounts. FWIW, these break EU sanctions https://www.politico.eu/... Derek Powa...
A look at China's extensive tech investments in Africa, including undersea cables, data centers, and fintech apps, as part of its “Digital Silk Road” initiative
from e-commerce, smart cities, and fintech apps to big data, internet of things, smartphones, and undersea cables — is a growing point of concern https://restofworld.org/... Peter Guest / @peterguest ...
Amazon's planned new African HQ, located in Cape Town, has met with fierce resistance and protests by indigenous people, with 50,000 objections
- Khoisan group trying to stop building of $291 million project — City of Cape Town says venture will add jobs, boost economy
Facebook outlines actions taken against “inauthentic behavior” originating in Russia and targeting African countries, including Sudan, Libya, and Madagascar
and with the help of Facebook/FSBook, of course. I hope Africa is at least trying to stop this, because this is war. Russia wants Africa. https://twitter.com/... Michael Weiss / @michaeldweiss : See o...
Facebook outlines actions taken against “inauthentic behavior” originating in Russia and targeting African countries, including Sudan, Libya, and Madagascar
Facebook said it removed three Russian-backed influence networks aimed at African countries.
Benin imposes a per-megabyte tax on its citizens for accessing the internet and social media apps, joining other African countries like Zambia and Uganda
the most recent being #Uganda and #Zambia. Human rights advocates say these measures are part of wider moves to silence critics and stifle free speech. http://qz.com/... #Taxepamesmo Access Now / @acc...
Sub-Saharan African nations like Cameroon, Gambia, and the Republic of Congo increasingly use internet blackouts to stem protests
@nytimes http://www.nytimes.com/... http://twitter.com/... Charles Fogelman / @charlesfogelman : Late 2016's threats to shut down social media platforms in #Lesotho are part of a broader African trend...
Sub-Saharan African nations like Cameroon, Gambia, and the Republic of Congo increasingly use internet blackouts to stem protests
DAKAR, Senegal — Julius Ikena's trade business is at a standstill because he cannot make electronic payments to his partners. Tweets: @kenroth , @greatfirechina , @smith_jeffreyt , @aaronross6 , @albe...