Senegal launches African 'cyber-security' school
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Senegal on Tuesday inaugurated a cyber-security school to strengthen West Africa's defences against computer hackers and use of the internet for terror funding and propaganda.
Senegalese Foreign Minister Sidiki Kaba and French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian gave the ceremonial start to the National Cyber-Security School (ENVR) on the sidelines of an annual regional security conference in Dakar.
The school will provide training in combating cyber-crime for the security services, judiciary and private enterprises. Backed by France, it will have a "regional vocational role" in helping other countries in West Africa, French officials said.
