Publication

May 2015

This paper looks at recent efforts to enhance cyber security in East Africa, particular in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. More specifically, the paper analyzes collective efforts in the region to deal with cyber threats and stresses that cyber security is an inherently socio-political challenge. It requires, as in other parts of the world, significant trade-offs between individual and collective freedoms.

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Author Iginio Gagliardone, Nanjira Sambuli
Series CIGI Papers
Publisher Chatham House
Copyright © 2015 Iginio Gagliardone and Nanjira Sambuli. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution — Non-commercial — No Derivatives License 3.0.
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