China and Africa boost law enforcement ties in crackdown on cross-border cybercrime
Police cooperation allows Beijing to expand its security role without formal alliances or a large military footprint, observers say
From online-gambling rings in eSwatini to SIM swapping in Kenya and cybercrime networks in Zambia, a wave of cross-border fraud is drawing African governments and China into closer security cooperation.
China hosted East African security ministers and police chiefs in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, on September 10 for talks on terrorism, kidnapping, online fraud and other cross-border threats.
On the same day, China launched the International Alliance Combating Telecoms and Cyber Fraud, with 46 founding countries including Kenya.
