By: Nana
Appiah Acquaye
Togo and Luxembourg have signed
a new bilateral cooperation programme that will support investments in
cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and digital skills development.
The agreement was signed
during an official visit to Togo by Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, as
part of ongoing collaboration between the two countries.
The new Togo-Luxembourg
Cooperation Programme 2026-2031 represents an investment of €80 million in
Togo, with €14 million allocated specifically to the Togo Cyber+ initiative, a
flagship project aimed at enhancing the country’s digital resilience and cybersecurity
capacity.
Togo’s Minister of Public
Sector Efficiency and Digital Transformation, Cina Lawson, said the initiative
reflects the country’s commitment to building digital sovereignty by investing
in local expertise, research and innovation.
Togo Cyber+ will focus on
three key areas: advanced cyber operations, the establishment of a
certification centre aligned with international standards, and a research unit
dedicated to artificial intelligence and post-quantum cryptography.
The programme aims to train
more than 1,000 cybersecurity professionals and contribute to doubling the
number of jobs in the cybersecurity sector across Africa.
During the visit, the
Luxembourg delegation also visited the Togo AI Lab and the Djanta Tech Hub,
where researchers, entrepreneurs and startups are developing digital solutions
aimed at addressing local and regional challenges.
Minister Lawson said the
engagements demonstrated Togo’s growing capacity to develop and deploy
homegrown digital innovations while strengthening partnerships that support the
country’s technology ecosystem.
