Togo advances cybersecurity capacity building with women-focused certification training
Date: 2026-03-15
By: Robert Kwaku Annor
The
Agence Nationale de la Cybersécurité (Togo) has hosted a delegation from the
European Union and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
(GIZ) to engage with participants of a cybersecurity certification training
programme aimed at strengthening digital resilience in the country.
The
delegation, which included Arouna Roshanian and Bettina Maier Neme, joined
Gbota Gwaliba, Director General of the National Cybersecurity Agency, during a
visit to meet the third cohort of trainees. The cohort, composed entirely of
women, includes 18 professionals and students undergoing intensive preparation
for the international ISO 27035 Lead Incident Manager certification, which
focuses on managing and responding effectively to cybersecurity incidents.
During
the engagement, the partners discussed the progress of the training programme
and its impact on the participants’ professional development. Beneficiaries
highlighted the opportunity to strengthen their technical capabilities and
apply international best practices in incident response and information
security management.
The
initiative forms part of broader efforts under Togo’s national cybersecurity
strategy to build certified expertise among professionals in both the public
and private sectors. The programme aims to enhance the protection of
information systems across government institutions and businesses while
contributing to the development of a stronger cybersecurity ecosystem in the
country.
Implemented
by the Ministère de l'Efficacité du Service Public et de la Transformation
Numérique (Togo) in partnership with Agence Togo Digital and supported by GIZ
through the ProDigiT project, the training programme targets 250 Togolese
professionals. So far, 224 individuals have participated in the
capacity-building initiative, with 60 already obtaining certification through
training delivered by Cyber Defense Africa.
