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As Africa Closes the Digital Divide, It Must Improve Cyber Security ADF STAFF Internet Penetration Internet penetration in Africa lags behind much of the world, but the continent is catching up fast. Nations are investing heavily in…

Militaries are Launching Cyber Commands, but Their Role is Still Being Debated ADF STAFF Throughout history, technological advances and new discoveries have led to military reorganization. Eight years after the first flight, planes flew…

Ghana’s Cyber Security Advisor Says the Country is Preparing for the Opportunities and Threats of a Digital World Since 2017, Dr. Albert Antwi-Boasiako has served as the national cyber security advisor to the government of Ghana. He…

Story and photo by REUTERS Desire Koffi often walks through Koumassi, a working class district of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to buy old mobile phones from people for 500 CFA francs ($0.87) a pair. Back home, the 24-year-old artist…

With Africa’s Internet Growth Comes More Risks and More Opportunity ADF STAFF  The prospects for crippling cyber attacks are no longer the stuff of science fiction and blockbuster movies. The tools of cyber warfare have been tested on…

As the continent improves its communications infrastructure, it becomes a bigger target for cyber criminals ADF STAFF Separated by cultures, religions, languages and 8,458 kilometers, Morocco and India appear to have little in common.…

OSMA Shows that Athletic Competition Among Soldiers Can Have a Broad Impact ADF STAFF • Photos by OSMA The Organization of Military Sports in Africa (OSMA) was created with a simple goal in mind: Build bridges of friendship through…

Simple, Low-Cost Measures Can Put Militaries on Road to Cyber Security ADF STAFF An employee, spending one of countless days in front of a computer screen, opened an email and clicked on a link. That began the invasion. The worker, a…

Stopping online propaganda by extremists takes more than just shutting down the messenger ADF STAFF For years, the blueprint for countering extremist propaganda was straightforward: Insist to followers that their beliefs are wrong and…

REUTERS The“Nigerian Mona Lisa,” a painting lost for more than 40 years and found in a London apartment in 2018, has been exhibited in Nigeria for the first time since it disappeared. Tutu, a painting by Nigeria’s best-known modern…