Cybersecurity: Abidjan becomes US headquarters for securing West Africa

A Security Operations Center (SOC), equipped with an incident response team, was inaugurated on November 5, 2026, in Marcory Zone 4, Abidjan. Established by Cybastion and Cisco with an investment of several million dollars, it is intended to strengthen cyber-threat preparedness and response in Côte d’Ivoire and West Africa, while serving as a regional cybersecurity training center. The inauguration was attended by Minister Djibril Ouattara, other Ivorian government officials, and delegations from Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and Liberia. The Africa Digital Power program, led by the TIA Foundation and Cisco, also aims to train 200,000 people in digital skills and cybersecurity by 2030.