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 sustained for the duration and after the project, the following secondary outcomes are envisioned:

• Coordination and cooperation between existing cyber capacity building projects and programs in Africa
• Identification of cyber capacity needs on a national and sub-regional level in African countries
• The growth of a trusted community of cyber leaders from the different African countries

Description

• The project will be split into four phases: ‘Preparing’, ‘Developing’, ‘Learning’, and ‘Sustainment’ – see below for more detail – spanning a two-year period.
• The project will build on and utilize existing cyber structures, plans, expertise and capacities within the AUC Information Society Division (ISD) in charge of Cyber Security in the Africa region, as well as within the multi-stakeholder and international GFCE Community. 
• The GFCE Secretariat and the Information Society Division of the AUC will be responsible for the coordination of the program. A GFCE regional liaison will be part of the AUC team to align the coordinating role of the AUC and the GFCE Secretariat. Below under each phase are the responsibilities explained for both the GFCE Secretariat and the AUC.

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 and best practices, and setting CCB priorities. This will take the form of a White Paper that contains the following elements:

• Identifies CCB needs in the ECOWAS region, based on the workshop feedback, as well as from ongoing GFCE initiatives in the region (the AU_GFCE project and the KPMG produced report);
• Delivers recommendations for a 3-year West African – G7 CCB programme and the establishment of a ECOWAS – G7 CCB platform.

Sponsor

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Duration

01/10/2021 – 31/03/2022

Project objectives

Ensure equal and effective representation of women in UN cyber negotiations.

Description

• The UK will offer up to 27 fellowships to Commonwealth countries in Africa and South Asia, covering both the new OEWG and the Ad Hoc Committee (AHC) to develop a new cybercrime treaty.
• The fellowships include funding travel to New York/Vienna, accommodation and expenses for negotiating sessions. Other donor countries will do the same for their fellows. In addition, there will be a supporting programme of networking and developmental events for all fellow.