China’s Offensive Cyber Operations in Africa Support Soft Power Efforts

Chinese state-sponsored threat groups have targeted telecoms, financial and government organizations in Africa as part of soft power efforts.
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World Mobile’s Africa Field Tests: Harnessing TV White Space and Starlink

By Owais Sultan
World Mobile, a decentralized wireless network operator, has achieved a significant milestone with the successful completion of field…
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A return to our hunter-gatherer roots may benefit child development

Pairing an evolutionary anthropologist with a child psychiatrist has produced a new study that provides interesting insights into how children’s mental well-being and education might be improved by adopting the hunter-gatherer childrearing practices th… Continue reading A return to our hunter-gatherer roots may benefit child development

Largest study of its kind finds new genetic links to prostate cancer

Men of African descent are known to have a far higher incidence of prostate cancer than other men. A new meta-analysis, the largest to date, has shed light on why this is so, identifying nine new genetic variants that increase the risk of prostate canc… Continue reading Largest study of its kind finds new genetic links to prostate cancer

Backdoor into FortiOS: Chinese Threat Actors Utilize 0-Day

By Deeba Ahmed
Chinese hackers are exploiting a previously patched vulnerability found in Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN by using new malware called BOLDMOVE.
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Antibody therapy proves 88% effective at preventing malaria infections

In the first big real-world test for monoclonal antibodies against malaria a new study has reported extraordinarily promising results, with a novel therapy found to be 88.2% effective at preventing infections across a six-month period. The results add … Continue reading Antibody therapy proves 88% effective at preventing malaria infections

Worok Hackers Targeting Orgs, Govts in Asia, Middle East and Africa

By Deeba Ahmed
Worok is primarily targeting organizations in banking, telecommunication, marine, military, energy, public sectors, and government in its current campaign.
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Africa’s own electric motorcycle, the $1,500 Roam Air

The Roam Air is cheap, lightweight, practically focused, and capable of riding up to 180 km (111 miles) on a pair of removable batteries. It’s been designed, developed and built in Kenya, to suit the needs of African riders in rural and urban areas.Con… Continue reading Africa’s own electric motorcycle, the $1,500 Roam Air