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CHAPTER IV:
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 32: Measures to be taken at the level of the African Union
The Chairperson of the Commission shall report to the Assembly on the establishment
and monitoring of the operational mechanism for this Convention.
The monitoring mechanism to be established shall ensure the following:
a)
Promote and encourage the Continent to adopt and implement measures to
strengthen cyber security in electronic services and in combatting
cybercrime and human rights violations in cyberspace;
b)
Gather documents and information on cyber security needs as well as on
the nature and magnitude of cybercrime and human rights violations in
cyberspace;
c)
Work out methods for analysing cyber security needs, as well as the nature
and magnitude of cybercrime and human rights violations in cyberspace,
disseminate information and sensitize the public on the negative effects of
these phenomena;
d)
Advise African governments on the way to promote cyber security and
combat the scourge of cybercrime and human rights violations in
cyberspace at national level;
e)
Garner information and carry out analyses of the criminal behaviour of the
users of information networks and computer systems operating in Africa,
and transmit such information to competent national authorities;
f)
Formulate and promote the adoption of harmonized codes of conduct for the
use of public officials in the area of cyber security;
g)
Establish partnerships with the Commission and the African Court on
Human and Peoples‟ Rights, the African civil society, and governmental,
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations with a view to
facilitating dialogue on combating cybercrime and human rights violations in
cyberspace;
h)
Submit regular reports to the Executive Council of the African Union on the
progress made by each State Party in the implementation of the provisions
of this Convention;
i)
Carry out any other tasks relating to cybercrime and breaches of the rights
of individuals in cyberspace as may be assigned to it by the policy organs of
the African Union.