Creating coordination and targeted training of cybersecurity capacity in Africa
Sponsor Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Duration 01/09/20 – 31/12/23 Project objectives The primary outcome of the project is to enable a majority of African Countries to identify and address their national cyber capacity needs, in turn helping to strengthen their cyber resilience. To achieve the primary outcome and to ensure these efforts can be […]
Enhancing cyber capacities and CCB coordination in ECOWAS countries
Sponsor Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs Duration 15/02/22-15/07/22 Project objectives In-depth interviews with each ECOWAS member states on their CCB needs. Increased participation of ECOWAS countries in GFCE initiatives, including the AUGFCE project and the CCB Coordination Committee. Description Through participation in GFCE workshops, ECOWAS countries are further engaged in identifying CCB needs, sharing knowledge […]
International Law of Cyber Operations: Training and Capacity Building Program on International Law and Cyberspace
Sponsor Global Affairs Canada Duration 19-21 July 2023 Project objectives The training seeks to improve state capacity to effectively engage with the international community to develop the normative architecture governing cyberspace and state behavior, in particular public international law, including for Women in International Security and Cyberspace alumni. The Exchange of views will discuss the […]
International Law of Cyber Operations Executive Course and CLI Alumni Course
Sponsor Global Affairs Canada Duration 7-14 June 2023 Project objectives The Executive course seeks to improve state capacity to effectively engage with the international community to develop the normative architecture governing cyberspace and state behavior, in particular public international law. The alumni course seeks to build the capacity of, and networks between, policy makers, legal […]
International Law of Cyber Operations Course
Sponsor Global Affairs Canada Duration 14-18 November 2022 Project objectives The scope of the Project is to examine the law applicable to cyber operations during peacetime and to focus on various specialized regimes of international law as applied in the cyber context. Description The course also includes two exercises to enable the application of the […]
Study on ‘Advancing Cyber Security with Africa’
Sponsor KPMG Duration 14 weeks (starting November 2021) Project objectives Description The engagement will consist of five (5) phases
Africa regional meeting 2016
From 12 to 13 April 2016 a regional meeting on Cyber Security in West Africa was held in Dakar, initiated by the Government of Senegal and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in Partnership with the UNODC. The event was attended by approximately 200 national, regional and international experts and focused on the main theme “Awareness […]
Africa regional meeting 2022
On the margins of the 17th annual IGF, the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) and the African Union Development Agency New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) hosted the GFCE Africa Regional Meeting 2022. The main objective of the meeting was to provide the Africa Cybersecurity Experts (ACE) community and Members of the CCB Coordination Committee with a platform to share knowledge and expertise on […]
Sierra Leone to roll out cyber skills assessment with support from GFCE Community
Written by: Jaqueline Pateguana, Clearing House Coordinator at the GFCE Secretariat; Anna Noij, Advisor at the GFCE Secretariat. With the support from the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE)’s Clearing House, the Government of Sierra Leone intends to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities of its society as a whole, including citizens, public and private sector. The National […]