African Reliance on Foreign Suppliers Boosts Insecurity Concerns

The report details alleged long-term supply-chain espionage at the African Union HQ—Chinese-built systems reportedly exfiltrated sensitive data nightly to China-based servers over five years—and situates this case within broader global supply-chain security concerns (e.g., SolarWinds, WannaCry/NotPetya). It highlights rising African efforts to diversify and secure technology supply chains, warns of state-sponsored targeting (including incidents against Kenyan officials and the Diplomatic Specter campaign), and urges investment in local capabilities and supply-chain risk mitigation.