Experts call for African-led security solutions, digital innovation

KIGALI, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Security and governance experts, speaking at a high-level panel session during the International Security Conference on Africa (ISCA) in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, on Tuesday, called for homegrown solutions to tackle the continent's pressing security challenges and leverage digital transformation for economic growth.

Held under the theme "Reshaping Africa's Landscape in a Dynamic, Complex Global Environment," the two-day forum brought together over 1,000 security professionals, policymakers, researchers, and international partners from across Africa and beyond to deliberate on terrorism, cyber threats, political instability, and transnational crime.