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Cyber surveillance: a new market, with old clients

Cyber surveillance: a new market, with old clients

The murky world of cyber espionage is increasingly valuable on the continent

The cybersecurity market was worth $118.78bn in 2018. By 2024, this figure is expected to hit $267.73bn. © Rafael Ricoy for GJA

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what did you say?

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Inside Africa’s increasingly lucrative surveillance market Dozens of journalists, human rights activists and business leaders were tapped via Israeli software by Moroccan, Saudi, Togolese and Rwandan intellige...

South African Deputy-President Cyril Ramaphosa use his phone during a rally to commemorate Nelson Mandela’s centenary year in Cape Town © Security of communications is a key concern for African leaders, like South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

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Look who's talking

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Surveillance: the ultra-secure phones of Africa’s presidents Well aware of the surveillance capabilities of major companies in the sector, Africa’s heads of state try to make their phones as secure as Fort Knox....

Paul Biya, the President of Cameroon. © Lintao Zhang/AP/SIPA

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home guard

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Cameroon: Israel looks after Paul Biya’s security with elite forces From communication interception technology to physical security, Cameroon’s state security market is entirely in the hands of Israelis.

The digital revolution will be one of the driving forces behind the continent’s development – and it needs protecting. © Wikimedia Commons/Colin

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hack attack

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Cybercrime: West African banks are under-protected According to analysts from the Morocco-based firm Dataprotect, sub-Saharan African banks are particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks (bank card fraud,...

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