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Security report for africainvestmentforum.com

Africa Investment Forum · Finance · Ivory Coast

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

The Africa Investment Forum is a premier investment marketplace focused on mobilizing private capital to unlock Africa's development potential. Championed by the African Development Bank and supported by key African financial institutions, it facilitates project advancement, capital raising, and deal closure through its flagship Market Days event and other initiatives. The platform targets investors, development finance institutions, and government leaders interested in African infrastructure and development projects. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10 with modern libraries and frameworks, offering a responsive and accessible user experience. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and secure forms, though some security headers and policies could be improved. The absence of WHOIS data is a concern but the website's professional content and partner ecosystem support its legitimacy. Overall, the site is well-positioned as a trusted platform for African investment facilitation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…
  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, LinkedIn

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
75
Security headers
65
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
68

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
17
Employees
0
Customers
17
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

3 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The Africa Investment Forum operates as a multi-stakeholder platform that advances African development projects to bankable stages and financial closure. It leverages partnerships with major African financial institutions and development banks, positioning itself as a key player in the continent's investment ecosystem. The business model centers on facilitating deal flow and capital mobilization, with revenue likely derived from event sponsorships, partnerships, and service facilitation. The target market includes global investors and African governments. The platform's growth is evidenced by significant investment interest and a robust event calendar. Strategic partnerships with entities like Afreximbank, Africa50, and the African Development Bank Group enhance credibility and market reach.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, secure Drupal-based forms, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and does not publish incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies. There is no visible data protection officer contact or cookie consent mechanism, which may impact GDPR compliance. The missing WHOIS data reduces transparency and trust. Overall, the site is secure for users but could improve transparency and compliance documentation to enhance security culture and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy and cookie policy with explicit consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies to improve transparency and security readiness.
  4. Provide contact information for a Data Protection Officer or privacy contact to support GDPR compliance.
  5. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS registration data to improve domain registration transparency and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Africa Investment Forum
Description
The Africa Investment Forum is Africa’s investment marketplace, championed by the African Development Bank to accelerate the closure of the continent’s investment gaps. It is a multi-stakeholder platform advancing projects to bankable stages, raising capital, and accelerating deals to financial closure. It supports the Sustainable Development Goals, African Development Bank’s High 5s, and African Union’s Agenda 2063.
Key services
Investment project advancement, Capital raising, Market Days event organization, Investor engagement
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, FontAwesome, Drupal 10, Owl Carousel, PureCounter, Fancybox, Colorbox
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Secure forms with CSRF tokens (Drupal forms)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (gtag)
Marketing tools
AddToAny
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and multimedia
  2. Professional event and investment platform focused on Africa
  3. Strong branding and partner presence
  4. No obvious security or content blocking issues
  5. WHOIS data missing, which reduces trust but content quality is high
  6. No explicit privacy or cookie policy pages found except terms and conditions
  7. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers publicly listed
  8. Social media presence on Facebook, Twitter (X), LinkedIn
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Bootstrap, Owl Carousel, and FontAwesome for UI and interactivity. It integrates Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking and AddToAny for social sharing. The site is mobile responsive, accessible, and SEO optimized with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, with some heavy image assets and multiple external scripts. The infrastructure appears stable and professionally maintained, though hosting provider details are not disclosed. Technical debt is minimal, but improvements in security headers and privacy compliance are recommended.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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