Benin's Ambassador to the Permanent Mission of Benin in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, His Excellency Hervé DJOKPE, deposited the instruments of ratification of the African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection.
Benin thus joins the African States party to this convention, which is the African reference instrument for drawing up, on the one hand, national legislation on cybersecurity, the fight against cybercrime and the protection of personal data and, on the other, national policies and strategies to combat cybercrime. The Convention also provides a framework for cooperation between the Member States of the African Union in the fight against cybercrime, cybersecurity and the protection of personal data.
Through this ratification, the Government clearly signals its firm determination to equip Benin with instruments for action and an institutional framework to ensure the security of Beninese cyberspace and the protection of personal data in the Republic of Benin.