Cyber Warfare: African Research Must Address Emerging Reality

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/21789

Keywords:

cyberspace, cyber attacks, cyber conflict, cyber warfare, Africa

Abstract

This thematic report sets out the case for why studies in cyber security and cyber conflict need to be prominent in the African digital transformation research agenda.

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15-12-2016

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Thematic Reports

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Mbanaso, U.M. (2016) “Cyber Warfare: African Research Must Address Emerging Reality”, The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) [Preprint], (18). doi:10.23962/10539/21789.
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