The Confédération Africaine de Football was earlier hacked by the the New World hacking group of Russia. This rose due to the recent dictatorships events by the president of the host country Gabon. The NWH advocating for  democracy and freedom of the human race were against Gabon and its system of ruling . This event had the organization’s website beefed up …

#CES2017 has started and there is a lot of AI theme being demonstrated, robotics  has reached unimaginable levels over the west and this is something Africa should also try learn and venture at most. My concern is that there are more of the online solutions (E-commerce, E-health, Cooperate software solutions, payment solutions, mobile applications E.T.C ), I have seen less venture into …

I am generally a big fan of hacking be it gray hacks, white hack or black hacks: they all take me to that outer world feeling. I would take much of my day to day time researching on the the latest hacks and documentaries about different hacker groups. Viewing hacking as a crime is one thing i have never done …

After a week of blocking the secure messaging app Signal in Egypt the service is back online thanks to new features added by its parent company Open Whisper Systems. Last week Egyptian users raised the alarm about their inability to access the highly encrypted app popular among activists including important whistleblower Edward Snowden. Egypt has been increasingly tightening controls on …

Innovation hubs have become a mainstay of Africa’s emerging technology ecosystem. Scratch the surface of the continent’s information and communication building blocks and you’ll likely find connections to a tech space. More than 150 startups have launched out of Kenya’s iHub. MEST’s Incubator seed fund program formed out of Ghana’s Meltwater IT academy. Africa’s tech leaders are receiving Google for …

Leadership is one of the biggest failures of the African continent. It is unfortunately blessed with a handful of non-performing and sit-tight leaders who have refused to abdicate political power. Topping the list of longest serving African leaders are Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Equatorial Guinea and Jose Eduardo dos Santos, Angola who have both spent 36 years in power and 92-year-old Robert Mugabe …

At the end of 2016, the estimated population of Africa will hit 1,069 billion. This staggering population explosion is not what is key here. What is important is that majority of these people are under 30. Today, across the continent, there are over 200 Innovation hubs, 3,500 new tech-related ventures and more than $1 billion dollars have been raised from venture …

The USA elections have popped out some interests to the outside world as the Date is nearing. Ushahidi one of Kenya’s pride in crowd sourcing platforms, has decided to come up with an initiative to monitor the upcoming U.S elections . The Initiative by the alias  USA Election Monitor, will track voting irregularities reported via website, email, Twitter and SMS and post accounts …

The government of Rwanda, in partnership with California-based startup Zipline, recently started the world’s first national drone delivery program. As an audience of local techies and international press looked on, President Paul Kagame sent the inaugural flight from a tablet-controlled launcher at a drone-port in Rwanda’s Muhanga district. The scene stood in stark contrast to media images 22 years ago …

Most of the young entrepreneurs lack support ranging from moral support to funds hence making businesses and startups to fail. The Government and the community at large needs to fund and help this Entrepreneurial culture for our economy to grow and skills nurtured. According to Owino, Kenyan entrepreneurs have great ideas, but struggle to develop them into new business offerings and …