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    The AU’s Cybercrime Response: A Positive Start, but Substantial Challenges ahead

    Increasingly the private sector, individuals and African governments rely on the Internet to conduct sensitive transactions and store important data. African states are lagging behind in strengthening cybersecurity and fighting cybercrime. Cyber …

    Eric Tamarkin

    • Cybersecurity
    • Cybercrime
    • Internet Connectivity
    • Information Security
    • African Union
    • Crime
    • Law enforcement--International cooperation
    • Economic development
    8 pages

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    Balancing Cyber Security and Internet Freedom in Africa

    This paper discusses the current state of cyber security and policies in Africa, with a specific focus on Kenya and South Africa as continental leaders in technology. Globally, Internet freedoms are on the decline and Africa is no exception. In 2016…

    Yarik Turianskyi

    • Internet
    • Cybercrime
    • Cybersecurity
    • Cryptocurrency
    • Information technology
    • Trade regulation
    19 pages

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    Intelligence Économique et Cyber Criminalité: Impact Sur L’activité Économique en Afrique Centrale / Economic Intelligence and Cyber Crime: Impact on Economic Activity in Central Africa

    Experts are more and more unanimous in affirming that information and communication technologies (ICT) occupy an increasingly unavoidable place in the societies of the 21st century. The digital transformation induced by ICTs has thus contributed to …

    Christian Pout

    • Cybercriminalité
    • Cybercrime
    • Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
    • Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication
    • Information technology
    7 pages

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    Intelligence Économique et Cyber Criminalité. Impact Sur L’activité Économique en Afrique Central / Economic Intelligence and Cyber Crime. Impact on Economic Activity in Central Africa

    Experts are increasingly unanimous in affirming that information and communication technologies (ICTs) are becoming increasingly important in the societies of the 21st century. The digital transformation induced by ICT has thus contributed to econ…

    Christian Pout

    • Cybercrime
    • Cybercriminalité
    • Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
    • Les Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (TIC)
    • Information technology
    7 pages

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    Africa and Europe: Cyber Governance Lessons

    This Policy Insights examines the lessons the AU can learn from the EU in the area of cyber governance. The AU has recently adopted one document in this respect, the 2014 Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection. This convention imp…

    Yarik Turianskyi

    • Cybercrime
    • Cybersecurity
    • Internet governance
    • Information technology
    14 pages

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    Analysis of the South Sudan Cybercrimes and Computer Misuse Provisional Order 2021

    South Sudan, the youngest country in Africa, requires technological transformation to enable economic development as well as freedom of expression and access to information. Article 22 of the Transitional Constitution of South Sudan 2011 guarantees …

    The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East And Southern Africa (CIPESA)

    • Cybercrime
    • Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
    • Right to Privacy
    • Information technology
    • Human rights
    5 pages

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    Cyber Security in Ghana: Evaluating Readiness for the Future

    This policy briefs seeks to analyze the nature of cyber security threats in Ghana and evaluate the progress that the government has made in readying itself for future challenges. The report will explore recent legislative efforts in Ghana, across We…

    Adam Motiwala

    • Security Threats
    • Cybersecurity
    • Cybercrime
    • Security, International
    • Political development
    • Information technology
    4 pages

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    Exploring Data Anonymisation and Internet Safety in East Africa

    Internet adoption in East Africa has faced several challenges with the high cost of bandwidth being the key challenge. Nevertheless, once people are online, censorship, Internet privacy, geo-blocking of content and Internet shutdowns are some of the…

    Duncan Kinuthia

    • Internet Use
    • Cybercrime
    • Data anonymisation
    • Information technology
    32 pages

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