Africa News Roundup: Data Privacy and Information Security

InfoSecSherpa: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information!

News Items from May 15 through May 31, 2023.

[For news items from May 1 through May 14, 2023 — view here.]

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1. Spyware attacks in South Africa increase by 18.8%
   (Mail & Guardian, May 19th)
2. Liquid C2 launches third African Cyber Security Fusion Centre in Zambia
   (Intelligent CIO, May 21st)
3. Renewable energy companies in Africa must protect against cyber threats targeting assets
   (Intelligenct CIO, May 21st)
4. Securing Digital Finance in Post-Conflict Central African Republic
   (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, May 22nd)
5. Data breach epidemic hits Africa: Nigeria at the forefront with 64% increase
   (Business Insider Africa, May 23rd)
6. Data protection concerns slow down digital identity initiatives in Kenya
   (Nation, May 23rd)
7. Exclusive: Chinese hackers attacked Kenyan government as debt strains grew
   (Reuters, May 24th)
8. Senegalese government websites hit with cyber attack
   (Reuters, May 27th)
9. Ghana launches a platform to promote cybersecurity
   (Techpoint Africa, May 29th)
10. The Nigerian tech industry under Buhari: A success story or a missed opportunity?
    (Tech Next 24, May 29th)

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