Ethiopia releases French journalist, Antoine Galindo - ITREALMS

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A French journalist with African Intelligence, Mr. Antoine Galindo has been released by the authorities in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, reports ITREALMS.

Galindo, ITREALMS gathered, was arrested on 22 February while on assignment for Africa Intelligence in Ethiopia.

ICANN unveils Coalition for Digital Africa for greater Internet access, connectivity - ITREALMS

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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has officially unveiled the Coalition for Digital Africa (CfDA), aimed at expanding the Internet on the continent of Africa, reports ITREALMS.

CfDA, ITREALMS gathered was conceived by ICANN, and is an alliance of like-minded organizations committed to building a robust and secure Internet infrastructure to bring more Africans online.

Banking Trojan mess: Ethiopia leads African countries - ITREALMS

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Ethiopia has been identified as top in the ranking of four African countries attacked by Banking Trojans for the year 2019, reports ITREALMS.

According to Kaspersky described Banking Trojans also known as ‘bankers’ is one of the most widespread tools for cybercriminals as they focus on stealing money.

Available data sighted by ITREALMS showed that Ethiopia has the largest share of corporate users among those who were targeted by banking malware in African regions with 71 per cent in 2019,

This, they said showed that almost two thirds of banking malware attacks in the country were aimed at the corporate sector.

This was followed by South Africa, where this figure is significantly smaller and can be compared to the global number, reaching 30 per cent.

“Kenya and Nigeria, however, saw this parameter being lower than average, with approximately a fifth (22,5 per cent) of banking malware attacks in Kenya targeting corporate devices, compared to 13 per cent in Nigeria,” the firm showed.

A third of these attacks, ITREALMS gathered, in 2019 targeted corporate users, an increase from the figure (24 per cent-25 per cent) that has remained fairly consistent for the previous three years.
ITREALMS further gathered that the Banking Trojan also known as ‘Bankers’ usually search for users’ credentials for e-payment and online banking systems, hijacking one-time passwords, and then passing that data to the attackers.

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AIDFA Summit 2016 to focus on technological innovations

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The Aid & International Development Forum Africa (AIDFA) Summit 2016 holding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, will focus on technological innovations and best practice to improve aid delivery and development strategy in East Africa, ITRealms reports. The summit which will take place between February 2 to 3, at the United Nations Conference Centre, will play host to more than 250 senior representatives and advisors from regional governments, UN agencies, international and regional NGOs, CBOs, investors and donors, research institutes and the private sector. The AIDF, ITRealms gathered, has been building long-lasting partnerships between key actors in the humanitarian and development sectors for over 13 years. The agenda has been developed in consultation with key organisations, such as WFP, IRFC, World Vision, USAID, UNICEF, World Bank, Save the Children, UN Habitat, CRS, FHI360, Oxfam, Habitat for Humanity International, IRD and will include case studies, panel discussions, workshops, and interactive roundtable sessions. According to a press release by AIDF, the summit will provide comprehensive overview of the latest trends around humanitarian logistics, community health, security of aid workers and communities, camp management, mobile for development, financing, communication with communities and among aid agencies. The unique event format combines high level strategic information with multiple specialist topic tracks and structured networking as well as peer-to peer round table discussions enabling full and frank sharing of views, experience and vital feedback within the community. Notable speakers at the event, ITRealms learnt, include the Resident Representative, UNDP Kenya & Resident Coordinator of the United Nations system in Kenya, Nardos Bekele-Thomas; Chief of the Data Technology Section at the Africa Centre for Statistics, UN Economic Commission for Africa, Dr Chukwudozie Ezigbalike; Director of Global Innovation Centre, UNICEF, Dr Sharad Sapra; Regional Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs Director (RHEAD), World Vision (Kenya) Christopher Hoffman; Head of Zone Logistics Unit, Africa, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Rishi Ramrakha, and many others. Cyriacus Nnaji/GEE

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Experts seek leapfrogging on Shackles of Convention

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International experts will at a major education conference of the African Union in Ethopia next month, call for African leaders to leapfrog the shackles of convention, ITRealms reports.


The call ITRealms gathered is to be made at this year’s Africa’s leading conference on technology and learning, eLearning Africa, co-organized by the African Union (AU) and co-hosted by the Government of Ethiopia, in order to ensure that African economic growth is sustained by adequately trained young people.  


A major focus of the conference ITRealms learnt will be on the role technology-assisted learning can play in helping to develop the skills vital for the future of Africa, by equipping young Africans with entrepreneurial expertise, supporting capacity development in key sectors such as health, and assisting a new generation of entrepreneurs to develop innovative solutions in the education technology sector.


In a statement as gathered by ITRealms, co-organizer of the event and Chief Executive officer of ICWE GmbH, Rebecca Stromeyer, expressed enthusiasm on the success of the event noting that, she anticipates a challenging, interesting and important eLearning Africa series this year.


Also, an education expert and speaker at the event, Shai Reshef, has argued that, with the numbers of potential students in Africa vastly outpacing currently available facilities, there is a critical need for smarter online resources to empower young people and provide the engine for continuing economic growth, ITRealms reports.


ITRealms gathered that the eLearning Africa is the continent’s largest and most influential conference on technology-assisted learning and training, which brings together over 1,500 people from nearly 100 countries every year, providing a unique forum for dialogue, networking and the exchange of ideas.


This year’s conference as ITRealms learnt would feature world leading experts on education and technology, and keynote speakers as will include Mark Surman, Executive Director of the Mozilla Foundation, makers of Firefox and Shai Reshef, the founder and President of the University of the People.

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PACCI set to host confab’13 in Addis Ababa

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The Pan-Africa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI) has advanced plans to host its 2013 international conference of the African Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Officials of PACCI confirmed to ITRealms that the event schedule for November 28th and 29th 2013, Addis Ababa.

ITRealms also recalls that in January 2012, at the 18th African Union (AU) Summit, themed Boosting Intra-Africa Trade agreed on fast-tracking the establishment of a Continental Free Trade Area (C-FTA) by 2017, even as it was recommended by the African Union Ministers of Trade meeting held in December 2011 that PACCI holds.

Between the AU Ministers of Trade at their 2010 meeting, tasking the African Union Commission (AUC), with assistance from the United Nation Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), to undertake preparatory work that would support their proposal of a Continental FTA, three key papers on boosting intra-African trade was developed on “Issue paper on Boosting Intra-Africa Trade”, “Action Plan for Boosting Intra African Trade” and “Draft Framework, Roadmap and Architecture for Fast Tracking the C-FTA.”

The AU Trade Ministers officially endorsed these papers at their December 2011 Meeting.

The papers set out a plan to boost trade by at least 25-30% in the next 10 years and to establish the C-FTA by 2017.

The C-FTA will eliminate tariffs on substantially all originating trade between C-FTA member states. Along with measures to further reduce the cost of cross-border trade, it will not only help to increase intra-African trade, but also to improve Africa’s competitiveness in the global marketplace. Ministers have agreed to a number of provisions set out in the Draft Framework, Roadmap and Architecture for Fast Tracking the C-FTA.

The Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry is working with the African Trade Policy Center (ATPC) of the UNECA, the AUC, and other partners; National and Regional Chambers of Commerce (RCC), Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Business Councils among others, to strengthen Africa’s capacity to advance the community’s economic well-being, and the general welfare and prosperity of African businesses.

This conference is being organized in Addis Ababa to consult a range of African business stakeholders on the role business can play in building domestic political support for the Continental Free Trade Area (C-FTA).

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