Kenya’s Cyber-Attack Saga: When Online Services Took a Day Off!

Let’s talk about a digital disaster that hit our country recently. A massive cyber-attack caused a major outage of more than 5,000 public services, leaving us in the dark for a whopping 48 hours! The internet and mobile payment platforms took an unplanned vacation, and boy, did it expose the threat of payment service disruptions …

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Collaborative Efforts Urged to Tackle Economic Data Challenges in Africa, Highlighted at AFES 2023 Meeting

At the 2023 African Econometric Society (AFES) meeting experts emphasized international collaboration as critical in confronting challenges faced by Africa concerning accessing dependable economic data. Policymakers and economists gathered to highlight the importance of precise economic statistics in driving development planning on the continent. They also pointed out econometrics as a valuable tool for policymaking. …

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