AI-Powered cybercrime surges across Africa as INTERPOL warns of escalating digital threatArtificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the cybercrime landscape across Africa, enabling criminal networks to operate with greater speed, scale, and sophistication than ever before. Neal Jetton, Director of INTERPOL’s Cybercrime Directorate, emphasized that cybercrime has become one of the most significant security challenges facing Africa. Despite the rise of advanced AI-enabled fraud, mobile money scams remain the most widespread cybercrime across Africa. Similar trends have been observed across multiple African countries where mobile financial services have become an essential component of everyday commerce. These reforms aim to modernize legal systems to address emerging threats associated with artificial intelligence, digital fraud, and transnational cybercrime.