CSA leads Africa Network of Cybersecurity Authorities
The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has been elected to lead the African Network of Cybersecurity Authorities (ANCA), a body established by Smart Africa to improve cybersecurity coordination across the African continent.
ANCA comprises a number of African cybersecurity authorities and agencies from different geographical and linguistic areas, with the aim of setting up a platform for exchanges and cooperation between its members and making Africa’s voice heard in its dealings with partners around the world on cybersecurity matters.
It currently comprises 17 members representing African countries that have established dedicated National Cybersecurity Authorities.
The countries include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo Republic, Djibouti, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo and Tunisia.
A press release issued yesterday in Accra by the CSA and copied the Ghanaian Times said the election of Ghana to lead this body was a further manifestation of its growing leadership on the continent with respect to cybersecurity matters.
It said the two-day event on the theme “Cyber Resilience for Development” would be organised by the CSA, Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE), the Cyber Peace Institute, the World Bank, the World Economic Forum and the Ministry of Communications & Digitalisation.
“At the 2nd meeting held on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, in Accra on the margins of the Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building (GC3B), Ghana was elected to Chair this Network with the Kingdom of Morocco being confirmed as the Vice Chair.
“The position of the chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Smart Africa Secretariat will constitute the Bureau of the ANCA, which will be responsible for the governance structure of ANCA, the body’s action plan, and advocate and represent the interests of the members,” it said.
It added that, Ghana’s significant progress in cybersecurity development was evidenced in its current International Telecommunications Union (ITU)ranking, adding that, the 2020 Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) report of the ITU scored Ghana’s cybersecurity development 86.69 per cent on the metric showing major progress from a rating of 32.6 per cent in 2017.
The statement said the score placed Ghana 3rd in Africa behind Mauritius and Tanzania, a major leap from the 10th place attained in 2017.
It added that globally, Ghana moved from the 86th position in 2017 to 43rd place.
