The sixth session of its kind, West Africa Internet Governance Forum (WAIGF) 2013 aimed to promote the multi-stakeholder model for further Internet development in Africa.

Held from 9-21 June, 2013 in Lusaka, Zambia, the 2nd African Internet Summit brought together more than 400 participants from all sectors of African ICT (academia, public, private).

African nations are rapidly going online. We anticipate positive developments with definite challenges in execution for 2013.

A new book addresses the complex legal and regulatory aspects of cybersecurity in Africa.

A recent research project to address the growing threat of cyber crime in South Africa also highlights online security policy framework in other African nations.

In the interest of e-governance, African governments would be wise to protect their institutional websites from hackers.