On the sidelines of the African Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Lilongwe, Malawi, the Centre for Multilateral Affairs (CfMA) participated in a multistakeholder consultation aimed at strengthening African Capacity in international cybersecurity agreements. The consultation was part of the 10th Annual African School on Internet Governance.
The Chief Executive Officer, CfMA – Moses Owiny was part of the AfriSIG faculty and resource team member. Himself and Mr. Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola – the Chair of the African Union Cyber Security Expert Group (AUCSEG) co-facilitated a session on ‘why we need a human-centric and human rights-centric and multistakeholder approach to international cybersecurity’
The 10th annual AfriSIG responded to the opportunity created by the United Nations General Assembly’s First Committee’s Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on ICTs. The school included a practicum for identifying African Regional priorities on capacity development for responsible state behavior in the cyberspace with a view to developing a multi-stakeholder input for the July 2022 OEWG sessions.
The consultation produced a draft output document that will be presented to the African Internet Governance Forum in Lilongwe, Malawi and also the formal sessions of the OEWG in New York next week July 2022. The document also identified cybersecurity capacity building needs in Africa, collaborations required regionally, among states and non-state actors including proposals for collaborative actions. The consultations were facilitated by the Global Partners Digital and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC).
