UN finalises new cybercrime treaty
10 august 2024 - 05:25:52New York, US (PANA) - UN Member States have finalised a new treaty targeting cybercrime, the UN Office on Drugs [...] Full text...
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Rights watchdog flags deepening civil society crackdown in Tunisia
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Africa urged to step up data security
01 may 2024 - 15:48:54Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The head of the Technology and Innovation Section of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mactar [...] Full text...
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HRW denounces persistence of impunity in Libya for perpetrators of human rights violations
13 january 2024 - 14:12:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed groups and militias in Libya continue to commit violations against Libyans and illegal migrants in [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum: Widening disparities, growing threats cloud global cybersecurity outlook for 2024
11 january 2024 - 10:40:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new World Economic Forum report released Thursday provides a snapshot of the multifaceted challenges facing [...] Full text...
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Global cooperation critical to combat transnational organised crime
07 december 2023 - 19:24:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called for stronger action to fight the growing challenge of transnational organized [...] Full text...
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'Hacking' the cybersecurity skills gap in developing countries: World Bank Blog By Ghislain de Salins and Anat Lewin
24 november 2023 - 07:33:38Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals has reached a record high in 2023, with about 4 [...] Full text...
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Human rights at risk in Tunisia two years after President Saied’s power grab: Rights group
24 july 2023 - 10:45:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In the second year since Tunisian President Kais Saied’s power grab, Tunisian authorities have taken further [...] Full text...
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Annual conference of African Regional Group of International Union of Judges opens
22 february 2023 - 13:39:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The annual conference of the African Regional Group of the International Union of Judges opened here [...] Full text...
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US 'deeply concerned' about arrests of opposition figures in Tunisia
16 february 2023 - 06:21:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has expressed dee[ concern about the wave of arrests of opposition leaders in [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief concerned over crackdown on opposition in Tunisia
15 february 2023 - 05:13:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced concern over the deepening crackdown [...] Full text...
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International cyber security conference continues in Benghazi, Libya
23 january 2023 - 18:16:31Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The work of the international conference on cybersecurity continued on Sunday in the Libyan city of [...] Full text...
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Conference on cybercrime in Africa opens in Mauritius
22 november 2022 - 16:38:24Pte aux Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - A conference on cybercrime, following the Africa Cyber Surge Operation organised in Kigali in [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, France sign Treaties on Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition
11 november 2022 - 06:47:30Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and France on Thursday signed in Port-Louis, the Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal [...] Full text...
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Peace and security "seriously threatened by digital drift" - Macky Sall
24 october 2022 - 21:10:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Digital abuses are "one of the most serious threats to peace and security in our countries [...] Full text...
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27 people arrested for cybercrime in Benin
20 july 2022 - 15:07:43Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese police arrested 27 people, including two women, last weekend in the town of Seme-Kpodji, [...] Full text...
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Algerian, Libyan and Tunisian FMs discuss stability, security in Libya
11 june 2022 - 13:51:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a consultative meeting on Friday in Tunis, the Tunisian Foreign Minister, Othman Jrandi, Libyan Foreign [...] Full text...
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First edition of Mali Media Fair scheduled for 30 June - 2 July 2022
07 june 2022 - 15:45:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The first edition of the Mali Media Fair will be held from 30 June to 2 [...] Full text...
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Libya and the Netherlands review security cooperation
06 june 2022 - 16:51:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister Khaled Mazen and Dutch Ambassador to Libya Dolph Hokoning Monday discussed many common [...] Full text...
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Libyan NGOs urge authorities to do more to protect press freedom
04 may 2022 - 13:50:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty-one Libyan human rights organisations have urged the Libyan authorities to take more measures to protect [...] Full text...
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ECA urged to support implementation of Lomé Declaration on Cyber Security
25 march 2022 - 13:02:28Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has been called upon to support African states [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Ministry delegation discusses cybercrime in Algiers
21 march 2022 - 13:09:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan Ministry of the Interior of the Government of National Unity (GNA) [...] Full text...
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Togo to host summit on cybersecurity from 23-24 March
01 march 2022 - 15:58:37Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Lomé will host a summit on cybersecurity from 23-24 March, PANA learned on Tuesday from official [...] Full text...
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Senegal, France to set up regional cyber security school in Dakar
07 december 2021 - 19:21:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese abroad, Aïssata Tall Sall, and her French counterpart, [...] Full text...
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Libya: Interior ministry discusses security arrangements for the reopening of South Korean embassy
03 december 2021 - 15:28:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry of the Government of National Unity announced that it is discussing some [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches Africa Small Medium Business Report on Economic Impact and Recovery
26 november 2021 - 07:27:55Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday launched the Africa Small Medium Business (SMB) Report on Economic Impact and Recovery [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to shield population against cybercriminals
10 november 2021 - 08:30:03Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation, Mr Darsanand Balgobin, on Tuesday, said that the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament adopts draft law on the fight against cybercrime
26 october 2021 - 20:11:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives approved Tuesday by a majority the draft law on the fight against [...] Full text...
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New closed session of Libyan Parliament dominated by projects in the electronic field
25 october 2021 - 17:41:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives (Parliament) in Libya started on Monday in Tobruk (East) a closed plenary [...] Full text...
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Beninese police arrest nine alleged cyber criminals in Sèmè Podji
19 august 2021 - 17:08:05Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese police on Tuesday arrested nine individuals suspected of being cyber criminals, police sources said [...] Full text...
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Despite advances, terrorist threats continues to persist and diversify
29 june 2021 - 05:28:31New York, US (PANA) - Although the fight against terrorism has made important advances in thwarting attacks across the world, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court fixes judgement for June 29 on alleged unlawful detention of Nigerian journalist
28 april 2021 - 18:52:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has scheduled 29th of June, 2021, for judgement in a suit [...] Full text...
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AfDB moves to strengthen cybersecurity, boost financial inclusion in Africa
05 march 2021 - 20:24:55Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has awarded a US$2 million [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants $2 million to beef up cybersecurity, boost financial inclusion in Africa
05 march 2021 - 16:45:03Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank has awarded a $2 million grant to establish the African Cybersecurity [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: How COVID-19 has changed the shape of African cybersecurity
08 december 2020 - 15:39:19Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed how people live, work and approach security in Africa. According [...] Full text...
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AU Commission chief warns against arms boom in Africa
07 december 2020 - 15:55:30Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has warned against the profusion of weapons [...] Full text...
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Nigeria begins review of its National Cyber security Strategy
28 october 2020 - 18:31:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's National Security Adviser (NSA), Retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, on Wednesday said the #EndSARS protesters used [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria sustaining induction of digital technological devices in war against insecurity - Defence minister
04 august 2020 - 20:52:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) said here Tuesday Nigeria was sustaining the [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch wants repressive laws in Mauritania repealed
01 august 2020 - 15:21:26Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The human rights organization, Human Right Watch (HRW), on Saturday urged the Mauritanian President, Mohamed Cheikh [...] Full text...
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Nigerian govt. ordered to repeal or amend its law on cybercrime
10 july 2020 - 16:32:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic of Nigeria to repeal or amend [...] Full text...
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Ghana apologises for demolition of building in Nigeria’s diplomatic compound
24 june 2020 - 09:28:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday apologised to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari, for the demolition of [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean arrested for cybercrime in Botswana
02 june 2020 - 18:15:18Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Police Service (BPS) has arrested a Zimbabwean for committing cybercrime through publishing false information on [...] Full text...
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Niger accused of instrumentalizing cybercrime law against dissenting voices
09 may 2020 - 15:51:03Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International on Friday called on Nigerien authorities not to use the provisions of the cybercrime [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN agency shines light on data and privacy online during lockdowns
30 april 2020 - 08:21:11New York, US (PANA) - A third of all nations lack laws to protect their citizen’s online data and privacy, [...] Full text...
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EIB to explore investment opportunities in Congo
03 february 2020 - 23:25:01Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A delegation of the European Union (EU) led by the ambassador to Congo, Raul Mateus Paula, [...] Full text...
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Cybersecurity meeting opens in Brazzaville to strengthen national system
29 january 2020 - 23:17:04Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister for posts, telecommunications and the digital economy, Léon Juste Ibombo, opened a meeting [...] Full text...
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Criminal investigations director disbands 'rogue' Flying Squad unit
31 december 2019 - 22:23:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti Tuesday disbanded the “Flying Squad” unit following public [...] Full text...
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Nigerians protest in Abuja demanding the hate speech and social media bills dropped
27 november 2019 - 23:14:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Dozens of protesters under the banner of 'Take It Back Movement and Concerned Nigerians', on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian president to attend Dakar summit on peace and security
16 november 2019 - 14:24:52Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh Ghazouani is the guest of honour at the Sixth Dakar Peace [...] Full text...
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French Prime Minister to visit Senegal on Sunday
15 november 2019 - 17:51:58Paris, France (PANA) - French Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, will visit Senegal on Sunday for 48 hours to meet President [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: US Embassy organises seminar for young people on cyber safety awareness
29 october 2019 - 19:33:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The US Embassy, Abuja offices of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and the Information [...] Full text...
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Former Santomean pastor arrested in Côte d'Ivoire to be released soon
28 october 2019 - 11:06:59Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - A former Santomean pastor of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International launches report on attack on press freedom in Nigeria
14 october 2019 - 18:57:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights body, Amnesty International, on Monday launched a report chronicling attacks on the press [...] Full text...
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WAEMU experts meet in Abidjan to find solutions against cybercrime
27 september 2019 - 19:42:00Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - "The hallenges of digital banking in the face of the challenges of cybercrime", is the [...] Full text...
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Congo plans to set up digital fund
20 august 2019 - 23:08:02Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government plans to set up a dedicated digital fund, Minister of Telecommunications Leon Juste [...] Full text...
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Congo presents national strategy to develop its digital economy
13 august 2019 - 15:12:39Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Guy Roland Tsimba, Director General of the Digital Economy Development (DGDEN), on Monday in Brazzaville, presented [...] Full text...
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CISSA regional forum opens in Banjul
03 july 2019 - 17:16:56Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The West Africa regional forum of the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa, has opened [...] Full text...
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Niger gets law to combat cybercrime
26 june 2019 - 10:46:19Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger now has a law on cybercrime passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday to combat [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Govt. reiterates determination to ensure peace, stability and security in the region
19 june 2019 - 17:51:48Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - At the opening on Wednesday of the second edition of the Ministerial Conference on Maritime Security [...] Full text...
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Kenyan businesses lose millions to cybercrime in 2018 - Report
18 may 2019 - 11:24:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan businesses lost huge sums of money to online criminals in the last financial year through [...] Full text...
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Togo adopts new bill to deal with security, terrorist threats
16 may 2019 - 22:48:31Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese government Thursday adopted a bill on internal security with a view to giving the [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams Mauritania for repressive laws
18 january 2019 - 05:04:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Mauritanian authorities used a litany of harsh and overbroad laws on terrorism, cybercrime, apostasy, and criminal [...] Full text...
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Brazzaville hosts Internet Governance Forum in Africa
13 december 2018 - 17:48:26Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - States and governments in the Central Africa sub-region must invest to improve not only access, but [...] Full text...
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Senegal and Estonia sign cooperation agreements
07 december 2018 - 20:49:35Dakar, Senegal (NAPA) - Senegal and Estonia signed several cooperation agreements on Friday in Dakar, notably in the fields of [...] Full text...
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EU and ACP parliamentarians meet in Cotonou
03 december 2018 - 18:35:23Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The 36th Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group (ACP) and the European [...] Full text...
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UN Chief urges nations to work together
12 november 2018 - 00:23:38Paris France (PANA) - From conflict and economic downturn to disease and climate change, global problems require “more than ever” [...] Full text...
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Senegal opens cyber security training centre
08 november 2018 - 16:17:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A National Cyber security School will open in January next year in Dakar, according to a [...] Full text...
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Coordination, intelligence imperative against human trafficking, people smuggling - INTERPOL
25 september 2018 - 10:22:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Global experts from some 70 countries have gathered to forge a common front against the complex, [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Mauritania activist charged for decrying racism
21 september 2018 - 08:17:08Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – A Mauritanian criminal court has charged an activist with incitement to violence and racial hatred for [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Egypt under president al-Sisi is an 'open-air prison'
20 september 2018 - 06:22:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The crackdown on freedom of expression under Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi has reached alarming new levels [...] Full text...
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Development gains unsustainable without cyber-diplomacy, UN official says
02 september 2018 - 06:44:50New York, US (PANA) - Hacking, child sexual exploitation and other cybercrimes could keep countries from reaching their development goals, [...] Full text...
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Weeding corruption out of sport an investment in development - UN
06 june 2018 - 03:42:35Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Sports scandals, including allegations of endemic corruption and the involvement of organised crime, threaten to undermine [...] Full text...
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Kenya tightens noose on cyber criminals
16 may 2018 - 16:18:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday signed into law the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Bill 2018 that [...] Full text...
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‘Much work to do and no time to waste’ in cybercrime fight - Guterres
15 may 2018 - 05:26:22Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN body focusing on crime prevention and criminal justice, opened its annual session in Vienna [...] Full text...
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Media watchdog demands release of Nigerian journalist
09 january 2018 - 11:28:04Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Media watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is asking the Nigerian authorities to immediately release Timothy [...] Full text...
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AU ministers agree to seek greater say on global internet governance agenda
23 november 2017 - 17:46:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African ministers of communication, technology and information resolved on Thursday to seek a greater [...] Full text...
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China: Chinese President Xi opens INTERPOL General Assembly
26 september 2017 - 11:13:31Beijing, China ‒ The International Police Organization (INTERPOL) General Assembly, the world’s premier law enforcement forum, has been officially opened [...] Full text...
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US: Sudan has ‘turned the page’ on conflicts, FM tells UN Assembly
24 september 2017 - 06:30:57New York, US PANA) – Addressing the United Nations General Assembly’s annual general debate on Saturday, Ibrahim Ahmed Abd al-Aziz [...] Full text...
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Austria: Tackling terrorism, cybercrime vital for peaceful and sustainable future - UN agency
15 september 2017 - 05:59:20Vienna, Austria (PANA) – Marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime [...] Full text...
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Canada: International cooperation crucial to safe flights, UN says at counter-terrorism meeting
08 july 2017 - 06:19:11Montreal, Canada (PANA) – The global nature of aviation puts everyone at the same level of risk from potential terrorism, [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Half of all countries lack national plan on cybersecurity - UN agency
05 july 2017 - 19:19:14Switzerland, US (PANA) – Only about half of all countries have a cybersecurity strategy or are in the process of [...] Full text...
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France: INTERPOL identifies illegal wildlife trade on the Darknet
15 june 2017 - 09:09:40Lyon, France (PANA) - Illegal wildlife traders may be turning their attention to the Darknet, a new INTERPOL research report [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Rights group deplores attacks on human rights activists in West, Central Africa
16 may 2017 - 06:26:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights defenders, journalists and protesters in West and Central Africa are facing ever-higher levels of [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Fake social media news syndrome hits Botswana
20 april 2017 - 10:10:49Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has condemned fake social media accounts using the country’s coat of arms without official authorisation. Dr. [...] Full text...
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Senegal: CPJ calls for release of website's co-founder in Tanzania
15 december 2016 - 16:01:57Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Tanzanian security forces should immediately and unconditionally release Maxence Melo, the co-founder of popular online discussion [...] Full text...
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UN: UN report links environmental crimes with corruption, other illegal activities
09 december 2016 - 18:29:38New York, US (PANA) - A new report jontly produced by the international police organization (INTERPOL) and the UN Environment [...] Full text...
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France: INTERPOL General Assembly 'to set global roadmap for international policing'
07 november 2016 - 11:26:50Lyon, France (PANA) - Identifying and meeting member countries’ security needs in the face of an ever-changing threat landscape is [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Global Airport Action Day nets airline ticket fraudsters
19 october 2016 - 11:28:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Some 193 individuals found in possession of plane tickets bought using stolen or compromised payment card [...] Full text...
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UN: UN member states tasked on transnational organized crime convention
18 october 2016 - 14:25:56New York, US (PANA) - The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, has [...] Full text...
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France: Criminal intelligence initiative targets performance-enhancing drugs - INTERPOL
04 october 2016 - 11:22:48Lyons, France (PANA) – An initiative has been developed by INTERPOL aimed at helping member countries understand and combat the [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: 'Effective regional collaboration in Africa bolsters international security'
02 september 2016 - 10:43:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – The Head of INTERPOL has said that effective regional efforts in Eastern Africa against transnational crime [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius hosts SADC workshop on cyber-security
31 august 2016 - 07:09:35Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Technology, Communication and Innovation Minister, Mr Etienne Sinatambou, has said that emerging technologies such as [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Ringleader behind thousands of online scams arrested in Nigeria
01 august 2016 - 12:11:04Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The head of an international criminal network behind thousands of online frauds has been arrested in [...] Full text...
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France: 140 nabbed for using stolen, fake payment cards for plane tickets
21 june 2016 - 12:52:21Lyon, France (PANA) – An international law enforcement operation targeting the purchase of airplane tickets using stolen or fake payment [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Conference on ways to combat cybercrimes opens in Mauritius
21 march 2016 - 13:05:37Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Acting Attorney General, Nandcoomar Bodha, on Monday said that the response to the huge volume [...] Full text...
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South African: 'SA reports highest rate of economic crime over last 2 years' - PwC
01 march 2016 - 10:31:25Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African organisations reported a considerably higher frequency in the incidence of economic crime in [...] Full text...
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Senegal: CPJ urges South Africa to revise cybercrime bill
11 december 2015 - 18:04:01Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the South African government to revise provisions in [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Seven African countries among 20 most targeted worldwide by cyber-criminals
26 november 2015 - 06:22:54Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Check Point Software Technologies has released the October 2015 statistics for its Threat Cloud [...] Full text...
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UN: UN officials stress need for equal access to justice
13 april 2015 - 21:05:56New York, US (PANA) - The role fair, transparent and accessible legal frameworks play in poverty eradication and in promoting [...] Full text...
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Botswana: MISA Botswana calls for release of arrested journalist
31 march 2015 - 14:07:50Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), Botswana chapter, has challenged the country’s Director of Public [...] Full text...
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Monaco: INTERPOL gets new Secretary General
07 november 2014 - 14:29:55Monte Carlo, Monaco (PANA) – INTERPOL’s General Assembly on Friday unanimously elected Jürgen Stock as the new Secretary General of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian Senate passes law to curb cybercrime, online fraud
23 october 2014 - 19:29:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate Thursday passed a new law prescribing seven-year jail term for cybercrimes and online [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: World police chiefs discuss cybercrime in Africa
05 march 2014 - 16:52:30Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Some police officials from 40 countries across the world rose from a three-day annual general [...] Full text...
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Niger registers cell phone users, determined to stop cybercrime
06 march 2013 - 16:56:36Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Nigerien Minister of Public Security, Decentralization and Religious Matters, Abdou Labo, on Wednesday launched a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to put a stop to abusive use of Internet - Minister
14 august 2012 - 08:29:07Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Information and Communication Technology Minister Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum has said the government will use [...] Full text...
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Battle against state-controlled internet kicks off at UN talks
28 september 2011 - 16:05:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A looming battle to wrest total control of the internet from state control ensued at the [...] Full text...
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UNODC calls for global action against online abuse of children
11 april 2011 - 15:30:48New York, US (PANA) - The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, on [...] Full text...
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UEMOA to launch sub-regional telecoms network
03 august 2010 - 19:06:00Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) will in 2011, launch a sub-regional broadband 180 [...] Full text...
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