By Frank Fang A sweeping intergovernmental operation coordinated by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has resulted in the arrests of 1,209 alleged cybercriminals across Africa and the takedown of 11,432 malicious infrastructures, the agency announced on Aug. 22. Investigators from 18 African countries and the United Kingdom took part in the crackdown, dubbed Operation […]
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Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth’s land area and 6% of its total surface area. With 1.4 billion people as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world’s human population.