The Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (Minpostel), Minette Libom Li Likeng, defended on Friday, March 25, the bill authorizing the President of the Republic to proceed with Cameroon's accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, before the Foreign Affairs Commission of the National Assembly, chaired by the Honorable Emmanuel Banmi. The Convention in question entered into force on 1 July 2004

The deputies have been examining, for a few days, the bill authorizing the President of the Republic to proceed with Cameroon's accession to the Budapest Convention on cybercrime, adopted by the Council of Europe on November 23, 2001 in the capital. Hungarian. The Convention in question entered into force on 1 July 2004 and is open to any non-European State. It currently has 67 signatories, including 11 African states. This text serves as a compass for States in the development and updating of their respective legislation in the context of the fight against cybercrime. It also determines the modalities of international cooperation and assistance against cyber crimes.