THIRD AFRICAN FORUM ON CYBERCRIME
11-13 March 2025, Nairobi, Kenya
Further to the two African fora on cybercrime which were held in October 2018 and in June 2021, the African Union Commission (TBC), the European Union and the Council of Europe (GLACY-e project) are organising on 11-13 March 2025 a third edition of the African forum on cybercrime. The event will be hosted by the Kenyan Ministry of Interior and National Administration with the assistance of the Kenya Judiciary Academy (KJA).
The third African forum on cybercrime will focus on addressing emerging threats and identifying more effective ways to counter cybercrime. The Forum will serve as a platform for exchanging knowledge and practical experience based on successful operations. International and national actors in the field of cybercrime are invited to take this opportunity to exchange experience and to engage in effective cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence.
Opening plenary session
9h00-9h30
- Ministry of Interior and National Administration, Kenya (TBC)
- African Union Commission (TBC)
- Delegation of the European Union (TBC)
- Council of Europe
Keynotes
9h30-10h15
- Supreme Court of Kenya TBC
- INTERPOL TBC
- US Department of Justice TBC
Workshop 1: Cybercrime legislation in Africa
11h00-12h30
Workshop 2: Cybercrime landscape: threats and trends
11h00-12h30
Workshop 3: Follow the money: on-line payment services, virtual currencies, and tools for tracing illicit financial flows
14h00 – 15h30
Workshop 4: Role of policymakers and legislators in the fight against cybercrime: when policy meets practice
14h00 – 15h30
Workshop 5: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on cybercrime
16h00-17h30
Workshop 6: Electronic evidence: chain of custody and admissibility
16h00-17h30
Workshop 7: Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: tools for automatic detection
9h30 – 11h00
Workshop 8: Cybercrime capacity building: Judicial training
9h30 – 11h00
Workshop 9: International cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence: the Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention
11h30-13h00
Workshop 10: Interplay between cybersecurity and cybercrime
11h30-13h00
Workshop 11: Data protection as enabler for international cooperation on cybercrime
14h30 – 16h30
Workshop 12: Ransomware attacks: legislation and investigative tools
14h30 – 16h30
Cybercrime and human rights: the case of the freedom of expression
9h30 – 11h00
Panel discussion
Closing plenary and conclusions
11h-12h00
Panel on the way ahead – Recommendations by the Third African Forum on Cybercrime
12h00-12h30
- Venue: TBC
- Visa: kindly note that visa arrangements are the traveler’s responsibility
- Working languages: English, French and Portuguese;
- Attendance: This event is open to officially nominated participants. Some sessions will be livestreamed however.
