The CyberSouth+ project on enhanced cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence in the Southern Neighbourhood Region is a joint initiative of the European Union and the Council of Europe, with a 36 months' implementation - 1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026.
CyberSouth+ is aimed at strengthening criminal justice capacities to ultimately achieve an enhanced cooperation on cybercrime and disclosure of electronic evidence through a combination of regional and country-specific actions tailored to the needs and capacities of each project country - Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine* and Tunisia.
* This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of Council of Europe and European Union member States on this issue.
Objectives:
- Output 1: Increased capacities of the competent authorities to introduce regulatory and technical reforms in the areas of cybercrime, electronic evidence and criminal justice response.
- Output 2: Improved knowledge and specialisation of criminal justice professionals to prevent and fight cybercrime.
- Output 3: Increased opportunities for international cooperation in the framework of the Budapest Convention and its Second Additional Protocol.
- Output 4: Improved procedures and tools connecting criminal justice authorities and cybersecurity organisations.
CyberSEE, CyberSouth+, CyberSPEX, GLACY-e and Octopus Projects: The Cyber Games and Digital Security Challenge 2026 - The second edition takes the global fight against cybercrime to Africa
Organised in Marrakech from 19 to 21 May 2026 within the framework of the CyberSEE, CyberSouth+, CyberSPEX, GLACY-e and Octopus projects and in close partnership with INTERPOL and Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) and General Directorate for Information Systems Security...
CyberSouth+ supported partner countries have participated with excellent results in MENA region's first large-scale cybercrime operation led by INTERPOL
Operation Ramz, the first cybercrime operation of its scale coordinated by INTERPOL in the MENA region, concluded with over 200 arrests and more than 3800 victims identified across the 13 participating countries. Running from October 2025 to February 2026, the operation targeted phishing...
CyberEast+ and CyberSouth+: Guidelines facilitating mutual legal assistance in cybercrime and electronic evidence were reinforced
Addressing well-known problems of efficiency and expedience of international co-operation on cybercrime and electronic evidence, Mutual Legal Assistance Guidelines were agreed by Eastern Partnership states back in 2021, under the joint CyberEast regional initiative of the European Union and the...
In Focus
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Upcoming events:
- 14-16 October 2026, in Strasbourg, France
Past events:
Tunisia becomes the 70th Party to Convention on Cybercrime
Launch of the Rule of Law Youth Network
Renewed engagement from Morocco in the implementation of the new project phase
Budapest Convention explained: 
