Last week, 2,000 Western and African troops arrived in Burkina Faso for Flintlock, a large-scale annual US-led military exercise held in the African Sahel region. This year, the exercise is organized …
African Allies Grapple With Rise in Terrorist Attacks as U.S. Pulls Back
US President Trump's aim to limit the involvement of US troops in foreign wars will not just affect Syria and, depending on the outcome of the ongoing US-Taliban peace negotiations, Afghanistan. …
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As more Africans reach for the web, more leaders reach for ‘off’ switch
Even as connectivity increases, governments across Africa, and especially its autocratic leaders, have increasingly used control over the internet as a tool of repression, often with the claim to be …
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Ongoing Attacks Hit West African Financial Institutions Since Mid-2017
Financial institutions in Cameroon, Congo (DR), Equatorial Guinea, Ghana and Ivory Coast have been targeted by unknown threat actors in a cyberattack campaign that started in mid-2017 and is still …
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More African schools are teaching Mandarin Chinese with Chinese funding, some making it mandatory
Highlighting the ongoing importance and influence of China in Africa, several African countries have rolled out Mandarin Chinese language programs. Kenya, the most recent, is rolling out a primary …
UN Reports ‘Alarming’ Trends in Drug Trafficking in Africa
"The U.N. drugs and crime chief said Wednesday that his office is registering ‘new, alarming trends’ in drug trafficking in western and central Africa that are destabilizing the ability of country’s …
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DoD is stretched thin and plans to pull back in Africa
The U.S. is preparing to draw down in Africa in order to concentrate on broader geopolitical threats. ‘As the department implements the [National Defense Strategy] to maintain our global military …
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A year in fake news and its political impact in Africa
Over the past year, several high-profile fake news stories stormed across various African countries, impacting elections, economics, and culture. In one instance in Nigeria, a fake Twitter account …
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National School for Cybersecurity Opens in Senegal – First in Africa
In a country, region, and continent beset with cybercrime and cyber vulnerabilities, a new “National School of Cybersecurity” has been launched in Dakar, Senegal. The school is the first of its kind …
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China Is Exporting Its Digital Surveillance Methods to African Governments
A democracy watchdog group Freedom House has published a report indicating that China is exporting its internet policy and surveillance methods and tools to emerging market countries, essentially …
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