INTERPOL Ties AI to 55% of African Cybercrime – But the Harder Problem Is That the Continent’s Treaties Predate the Technology

Artificial intelligence now enables 55% of reported cybercrimes across Africa, with financial losses more than doubling to $484 million, according to INTERPOL’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026 — but the more intractable finding sits beneath the headline number: the continent’s governing legal instruments were drafted before the technology now driving the majority of attacks existed. The 40-page report, released Monday from Lyon and based on survey data from 36 African member countries