Detectives from 10 African countries have successfully Completed specialized training on investigation of Cryptocurrency and blockchain related Crimes.
Kenya hosted the five-day Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Crime Investigations Course.
The detectives were introduced to hands-on instruction in digital-asset forensics, tracing illicit transactions, and disrupting cross-border criminal networks exploiting virtual currencies.
Kenya’s National Criminal Investigations Academy (NCIA), said the training ,” equipped the detectives with advanced forensic techniques to develop practical strategies for combating cross-border illicit transactions.”
The graduation ceremony was attended by senior officials from the EU and regional security bodies, including Louis Dey, Programme Manager at the European Union; Col. Andrea Antonazzo, Organised Crime Key Expert under the EU Action Against Crime (EU-ACT); Dennis Wanyama, Regional Specialised Officer at the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (EAPCCO); Deputy Commandant NCIA Stephen Chacha; and the team of instructors led by Tom Nyabuti.
Meanwhile, Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the training marks a significant step in equipping African investigators with the expertise needed to navigate the opaque and rapidly shifting terrain of cryptocurrency-facilitated crime — an area increasingly exploited by money-laundering networks, fraudsters, and transnational criminal groups.
