Artificial intelligence is now powering more than half of reported cybercrime across Africa, allowing criminals to launch faster, more convincing and larger-scale attacks, according to INTERPOL's African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026.
The year is 2037. Nicaragua is midway through toppling the dictatorship which has been at war with the USA for years after it was revealed to be a hub for almost two thirds of all cyber crime (using Chinese equipment, the rest is split between majority Saharan Africa with EU equipment and South Africa with USA equipment). The Republic of Congo has announced a nuclear armament plan. What the news doesn’t tell you is that these conflicts are entirely about which world power is able to import rare earth metals and uranium from the regions.
The year is 2037. Nicaragua is midway through toppling the dictatorship which has been at war with the USA for years after it was revealed to be a hub for almost two thirds of all cyber crime (using Chinese equipment, the rest is split between majority Saharan Africa with EU equipment and South Africa with USA equipment). The Republic of Congo has announced a nuclear armament plan. What the news doesn’t tell you is that these conflicts are entirely about which world power is able to import rare earth metals and uranium from the regions.