AFRICAN FORUM ON CYBERCRIME

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia │ 16-18 October 2018

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Agenda

Joint press release

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OVERVIEW
AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS AND THE THREAT POSED BY CYBERCRIME

Ministers’ and senior officials’ panel moderated by AUC

CYBERCRIME LEGISLATION AND POLICIES IN AFRICA
  • Moctar YEDALY, Head of Information Society Division, African Union Commission
  • Alexander SEGER, Executive Secretary of the Committee of the Budapst Convention on Cybercrime, Council of Europe
  • Papa Assane TOURE, Primature, Senegal
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WORKSHOP 1: Cybercrime and cyber security policies - the global outlook and the African Continent

 Workshop 1 outline

  • General Introduction
  • Cybercrime and cyber security strategies in Africa - the general outlook
  • Case studies and good practices
  • Challenges in implementing national strategies
  • Discussion and the way forward

 Presentations

WORKSHOP 2: International cooperation against cybercrime in Africa – challenges and opportunities

 Workshop 2 outline

  • International Cooperation against Cybercrime in Africa (Need and Challenges)
  • International Cooperation in Africa : a Survey
  • Building the Future Opportunities
  • Discussions : How to enhance international cooperation in Africa

 Presentations

WORKSHOP 3: Building capacities of African Criminal Justice Authorities on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence

 Workshop 3 outline

  • UNODC; Council of Europe: GLACY+; ECOWAS; GFCE: From awareness to implementation
  • Implementing the Commonwealth Cyber Declaration
  • From Training to Action: Collaborations between the US and Ghana in Cyber Investigations
  • Discussion on the way forward

 Presentations

  • Olaide OLUMIDE, Deputy Programme Manager, Commonwealth Cybersecurity Programme
  • Matteo LUCCHETTI, GLACY+ Project Manager, Council of Europe
  • Wouter VEENSTRA, Manager Outreach & Partnerships, GFCE Secretariat
  • Mawuli AMOA, Program Officer, Telecommunications and Networks, ECOWAS Commission
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WORKSHOP 4: Current status of cybercrime legislation in Africa. International standards – The Budapest Convention and the Malabo Convention

 Workshop 4 outline

  • Cybercrime legislation in Africa: State of play
  • Substantive criminal law: examples of good practice
  • Procedural powers to secure electronic evidence
  • Panel Discussion: How to ensure completion of legislative reforms in Africa?

 Presentations

WORKSHOP 5: International cooperation in the fight against cyber-enabled financial crimes in Africa

 Workshop 5 outline

  • General Introduction; Case studies – Successful investigations
  • The Commonwealth
  • The situation in Africa
  • Possible solutions; Discussion and the way forward

 Presentations

WORKSHOP 6: Capacity Building Workshop – Strengthening collaboration between LEAs and Service Providers

 Workshop 6 outline

  • Background setting
  • The law enforcement perspective
  • The judicial perspective – Cooperation with multi-national service providers
  • The use of AFRINIC’s WHOIS database to combat cybercrime
  • Collaboration with Facebook
  • Discussion: how to improve collaboration between LEAs and private parties in cybercrime investigations in Africa?

 Presentations

WORKSHOP 7: The jurisdictional challenges of Electronic Evidence in the cloud

 Workshop 7 outline

  • Crime and evidence in the cloud : challenges and issues
  • Towards solutions
  • Discussion: what way ahead for Africa?

 Presentations

WORKSHOP 8: International judicial cooperation – 24/7 Points of contact network and MLA authorities. Case studies, challenges and way forward

 Workshop 8 outline

  • International cooperation between criminal justice authorities – a Case study
  • The 24/7 networks and other international cooperation instruments
  • Experiences, best practices and challenges

 Presentations

WORKSHOP 9: Child sexual exploitation and cyber violence in Africa – A regional outlook of ongoing initiatives and best practices

 Workshop 9 outline

  • The use of the Internet for Child sexual exploitation: State of play
  • Hunting the Predators-Online investigations
  • Technical Challenges of Investigating Child sexual Exploitation
  • Discussion: How to ensure a coordinated response to Child Sexual Exploitation and Cyber violence

 Presentations

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WORKSHOP 10: Protecting fundamental rights and the rule of law in the fight against cybercrime – Legislative challenges and approaches in Africa

 Workshop 10 outline

  • Cybercrime and threats to fundamental rights [World Bank, Cipesa, Academia]
  • Upholding human rights and the rule of law in the field of cybercrime [ICANN, Internet Society]
  • Panel discussion

 Presentations

WORKSHOP 11: The use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) to facilitate and support Terrorism – The Criminal justice perspective

 Workshop 11 outline

  • The use of the Internet for Terrorist purposes: State of play
  • The use of the Internet in Counter-Terror investigations
  • Technical Challenges of Investigating Terrorist Attacks
  • Discussion: How to ensure a coordinated response to ICT enabled Terror

 Presentations

WORKSHOP 12: Cybercrime training strategies and curriculum building for law enforcement and criminal justice authorities

 Workshop 12 outline

  • Cybercrime Training Needs and Challenges
  • Cybercrime Training Strategy: a Survey
  • Building the Future Opportunities
  • Discussions : How to enhance international cooperation in Africa?

 Presentations