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France tax phishing in August: why tax platforms are becoming cyber targets
Refunds in July, online correction through 30 November and fake tax messages create a credible fraud window. The lesson for Africa is direct: digital revenue systems concentrate identity, bank data and public trust.
Kenya presidency defacement: a website incident that tests trust in digital government
On 18 July 2026, Kenya's official presidency website was defaced with a Bitcoin ransom demand. Authorities said there was no evidence of sensitive-data access, but the incident shows why public portals have become trust infrastructure.
Cloud Sovereignty in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
As African governments and enterprises migrate to cloud platforms, data sovereignty has moved from academic debate to strategic urgency. AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud are present but concentrated. Most African countries still route sensitive data through foreign jurisdictions. Here is what is at stake — and what a credible African response looks like.
Kenya's eCitizen outage: when a DDoS attack blocks digital public services
In July 2023, Kenya confirmed that a DDoS attack made eCitizen unavailable, while officially reporting no access to or loss of data. The incident shows why African digital government must protect service availability as seriously as stored information.