INSA Archives - Ethio Negari

08 Feb

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Reshuffles Security and Diplomatic Cabinet

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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced a series of significant changes to Ethiopia's security and diplomatic portfolios, introducing new appointments to the House of Representatives for approval. Temesgen Tiruneh, formerly the Director of National Security, has been appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister, while Taye Atsikeselasie, the former Ethiopian permanent representative to the United Nations, assumes the role of Minister of Foreign Affairs. Additionally, Dr. Makdes Daba replaces Dr. Lia Tadese as Minister of Health, following her resignation. Redwan Hussain, previously serving as a security adviser to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has been appointed as the Director General of the…

INSA Begins Registering Crypto Service Owners, Transfer Providers in Ethiopia

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The Information Network Security Administration (INSA), an agency in charge of Ethiopia’s cyberspace security,has begun to register crypto service owners and transfer providers in Ethiopia. The registration push started a few months after the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) said people are widely using cryptocurrencies for transactions in the country, where the use of digital currencies is currently illegal. Earlier this year, lawmakers amended the Proclamation to re-establish the INSA, which added provisions that, some say, pave the way for the use of digital currencies, legally. The amended law granted the agency the mandate to “regulate and control cryptographic products and…

Awash Bank partners with INSA for cyber security services

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Awash Bank Share Company (S.C.) and the Information Network Security Agency (INSA) signed an agreement to work on the protection of cyber security services. The agreement will enable Awash Bank to get protection for its information infrastructures from cyber-attacks; while the bank will provide financial supports to the overall national cyber security services provided by INSA. The agreement has been signed on Tuesday between Tsehay Shiferaw, CEO of Awash Bank and Shumetie Gizaw (PhD), Director General of INSA. Tsehay mentioned the efforts exerted by INSA to protect the financial and other key sectors of Ethiopia from cyber-attacks. “Financial supports have…