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2010

AfriNIC has established its Government Agencies Working Group (AfGWG). AfGWG held the first round table for Law Enforcement Agencies, that was held in Cyber City, Mauritsius, January 25-26, 2010, where cybercrime and cybersecurity was a priority.

2009 and before

Established in 1999, the African Union (AU) provides "an effective forum that enabled all Member States to adopt coordinated positions on matters of common concern to the continent..."

Mauritius, South Africa and Zambia have adopted cybercrime legislation. A cybercrime Bill in Botswana passed the Second Reading in the Parliament in December 2007, and is expected to go for third reading in the near future, before it is signed into law.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) involving Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Malawi and Mozambique, initiated efforts on harmonizing cybercrime laws in 2005.

The East Africa region includes Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. The progress on cybercrime legislation has been slow in this region, except for Uganda. The Computer Misuse Bill has been drafted in Uganda and a legislative process has started. The East Africa countries are trying to coordinate efforts so that the legislations should be similar to the cybercrime laws in the Southern African region.

A Connect Africa Initiative was launched at a Summit of African leaders in October 2007. It is a global multi-stakeholders partnership aiming to assist and complement the development of ICT infrastructure in Africa.