{
  "id": 19495620,
  "title": "e-Crime Bureau, Smart Africa Sign Cybersecurity Partnership",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/e-crime-bureau-smart-africa-sign-cybersecurity-partnership",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-11T12:05:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Guide Network",
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    "url": "https://dailyguidenetwork.com/e-crime-bureau-smart-africa-sign-cybersecurity-partnership/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The e-Crime Bureau, a cybersecurity consulting firm, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Smart Africa, a continental digital alliance body, to collaborate on expanding and supporting cybersecurity development across Africa. The agreement was signed in Accra during the 15th Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) 2026.\n\nUnder the MoU, the two entities will focus on three key areas of collaboration: people, process, and technology. On people, they aim to build Africa's cybersecurity workforce and skills while fostering collaboration between the private sector, government, and the international community. In terms of processes, they will work together to strengthen governance, risk management, protection of critical information infrastructure, and legal and policy harmonisation across the continent. Lastly, they will collaborate on developing and deploying technologies and solutions to protect Africa’s digital ecosystem.\n\nLacina Koné, Director General and CEO of Smart Africa, emphasized that Africa's digital transformation is only as strong as the systems that protect it. He highlighted the importance of stronger cooperation, coordinated action, and sustained investment in people and institutions to achieve this goal. Koné also reaffirmed Smart Africa's commitment to working closely with the e-Crime Bureau to implement and realize the objectives of the MoU.\n\nThe e-Crime Bureau, recently restructured into a global cybersecurity consulting firm with hubs in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, sees this partnership as a new era for the organization. With global hubs in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, the Bureau aims to connect expertise, talent, experience, insights, and technology, providing clients with comprehensive support regardless of their geographical location.\n\nDr. Albert Antwi-Boasiako, Executive Chairman of the e-Crime Bureau, expressed that this partnership will drive cybersecurity development across Africa by building skills, infrastructure, and resilience in the region to thrive in a digital economy. He added that this collaboration brings together the work of the Smart Africa Secretariat in the area of cybersecurity and the expertise of the e-Crime Bureau to advance cybersecurity innovation and capability development across the continent.",
  "summary": "Dr. Albert Antwi-Boasiako exchanging the signed agreement with Lacina Koné e-Crime Bureau, an ISO/IEC 27001-certified cybersecurity consulting firm, and the Smart Africa Secretariat, a continental digital alliance body, signed Read More... The post e-Crime Bureau, Smart Africa Sign Cybersecurity Partnership appeared first on DailyGuide Network .",
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