Cybersecurity Training in Africa Aims to Bolster Professionals' Ranks

Executive summary: The article describes growing cybersecurity capacity-building initiatives across Africa—UNDP's Tech4Peace scaling to train 500 students, Carnegie Mellon’s picoCTF-Africa training over 1,700 students, and the Upanzi Network—set against increasing cybercrime, a pronounced skills shortage, and complementary efforts (training programs, industry upskilling, and Interpol-coordinated law enforcement actions) to strengthen digital security and economic resilience.