29% of corporate users in Kenya experienced financial malware attacks in the first half of 2021

Although Kaspersky’s (https://africa.Kaspersky.com) research shows that the overall number of financial malware attacks in Kenya has decreased in the first half of 2021, when compared to the same period in 2020, 29.3% of the 7 962 attacks recorded in the country targeted corporate users, which is a cause for concern, warn Kaspersky experts. “As local […]

UN Chief Welcomes Historic' IMF Liquidity Boost for Governments in Need

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to exacerbate restrictions on government spending throughout the world, the UN chief on Tuesday welcomed the decision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve a $650 billion allocation of Special Drawing Rights to “boost liquidity”. Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement on the policy change towards Special Drawing Rights or SDRs, a type of foreign reserve asset that are IMF defined and maintained, as additional funding that could help to pay down debts.  He also underscored that economies not in need of access […]

Weownomy adopts bitcoin cash ABC, newly rebranded as eCash Coin

The world is currently in the midst of a technological revolution. Technology has taken over our lives and it's become difficult to imagine life without the internet, social media, or mobile phones. The digital age has also created some negative consequences such as cyberbullying and other online dangers. Weownomy aims to make things easier for […]

Security Alert: Update on Security Situation in Tigray and Sections of Afar and Amhara

Download logo Access to telephone and internet in the Tigray region remains cut.  Availability of basic services, including electricity, is spotty.  Reports of interruptions to essential items, such as food, fuel, and money, persist.  The U.S. Embassy is unable to contact American citizens in the region. The U.S. Embassy continues to closely track developments and to assess […]

Coronavirus – Ethiopia: Covid-19 Reported Cases (03 August 2021)

Daily:                                                                  Laboratory Test: 6,297 Cases: 467                                                Severe Cases: 283                                          New Deaths: 4                                           Recovery: 191 Total: Laboratory Test: 3,034,839 Active Cases: 13,018     Total Cases: 281,300                                 […]

Queen mothers to take the lead in championing exclusive breastfeeding and maternal and child nutrition

Download logo When women traditional leaders from different parts of the country, adorned in beautiful regalia gather, the most likely reason is to grace a very important occasion, but this time that was not the case. Queen mothers from all over Ghana   met under the canopy of the Family Health Division of the Ghana […]

Coronavirus – Eswatini: COVID-19 Daily Info Update (03 August 2021)

Total Daily Tests: 2,140 Active Cases: 4,833 New Deaths: 7 New Confirmed Cases: 839 Recoveries: 21,821 (508 New) Total Deaths: 813 (CFR 3.0%) Cumulative Confirmed Cases: 27,467 Currently Admitted: 257 Total Vaccinated: Received 1st Dose 43,734                             Fully vaccinated: 32,665    Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Government of the Kingdom […]

Coronavirus – Kenya: COVID-19 Update (03 August 2021)

New cases: 1,085 Sample size: 7,067 Positivity rate: 15.4% Recoveries: 403 Recorded Deaths: 25 Cumulative tests: 2,149,376 Total Confirmed cases: 205,356 Total Recoveries: 190,095 Cumulative Fatalities: 3,995 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Kenya. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa

Coronavirus – Kenya: Covid-19 Vaccination Update (03 August 2021)

Vaccines Received: 2,143,100 Total Vaccinations: 1,734,013 Total First Doses: 1,067,615 Total Second Doses: 666,398 Second Dose Uptake: 62.4% Proportion of Adults Fully Vaccinated: 2.4% Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Kenya. Media filesDownload logo Source: Apo-Opa

Coronavirus – Malawi: COVID-19 Daily Info Update (3 August 2021)

New cases: 516 Cumulative Confirmed Cases: 53,503 Active Cases: 12,524 Total Recovered: 39,047 (620 New) Currently Admitted in Treatment Units: 388 (60 New) New Discharges from Treatment Units: 42 Total Test Conducted: 344,462 (2,694 New) Total Deaths: 1,700 (15 New) Total Vaccinated First Dose: 455,763 (556 New) Total Vaccinated Second Dose: 142,099 (1,771 New) Distributed […]