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China and Africa boost law enforcement ties in crackdown on cross-border cybercrime
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Fusion42 · 4 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
China and multiple African countries are enhancing their law enforcement cooperation to combat cross-border cybercrime including telecom fraud, online gambling rings, and SIM swapping. China has launched an International Alliance Combating Telecoms and Cyber Fraud with 46 founding nations, aiming to strengthen policing collaboration, training, and coordinated actions against these transnational crimes.
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You must account for growing Chinese-backed policing networks in Africa shaping crime-fighting standards and intelligence sharing. Your security strategy has to integrate this evolving multi-country alliance that opens training and operational channels now.
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