29 April 2025

Ivorian authorities have officially adopted a new emergency alert system known as CI-Alerte, aimed at rapidly disseminating crucial information to the population during natural disasters, security threats, health crises, and other emergencies. This innovative system utilizes Cell Broadcast technology, an American solution that allows for geolocated alerts to be transmitted without the need for an internet connection.

The agreement for the CI-Alerte system was signed on April 22 in Abidjan between the Ivorian government and a consortium of American companies led by Fadox. The signing ceremony was attended by Kalil Konaté, Minister of Digital Transition and Digitization, along with Jessica Davis Ba, the US Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire.

28 April 2025

MTN Group has announced a cybersecurity incident that resulted in unauthorized access to the personal information of some customers across certain markets. However, the telecommunications giant confirmed that its core network operations, billing systems, and financial services infrastructure remain secure and fully functional.

An unidentified third party has claimed responsibility for the breach, specifically indicating access to certain parts of MTN’s systems. At this point, there is no evidence suggesting that customer accounts or mobile money (MoMo) wallets have been directly compromised.