The ceremony took place in Biétry, in the presence of several members of the Government and representatives of the United States Embassy. Operated by US company Cybastion with technology from Cisco, the center houses a security operations center responsible for monitoring digital systems, as well as a dedicated incident response team. It also aims to be a regional hub for West and Central Africa, promoting cooperation and sharing of expertise. This opening is a continuation of a memorandum of understanding signed in October 2025 between Cybastion, the Ministry of Women, Families and Children and Cisco. Delegations from Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, DRC, Cameroon and Liberia made the trip, a sign of the continental ambition of the project.In front of the guests, Djibril Ouattara recalled that cybersecurity is a major issue of sovereignty, data protection and continuity of services. “Faced with threats that ignore borders, our response must be collective,” he stressed. He insisted on the move from a logic of reaction to a culture of anticipation. 

The Minister also placed emphasis on skills training. He cited the Africa DigiEmpower program, supported by the THEYA Foundation and Cisco, which aims to train 200,000 Ivorian learners in networking, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence professions by 2030. Launched in December 2024, this program targets young people and women in ten regions, notably via the Cybastion Tech Academy in Abidjan.The challenge remains significant, according to TechCabal, the National Agency for Information Systems Security (ANSSI) estimates the country's needs at 2,000 cybersecurity specialists, while ESATIC only estimates trained digital experts at around 600. At the same time, the American Digital Tower opens its doors as a space for discovery, demonstration and sharing of experiences around technologies and innovation.

With this center, Côte d'Ivoire is consolidating its national cybersecurity system and the promotion of digital skills. It remains to transform this ambition into trained talents, up to the digital sovereignty challenges of the country and the region.