On Wednesday 12 November 2020, ANSSI Benin and its counterpart from Burkina Faso signed a memorandum of understanding for joint action on cybersecurity and the fight against cybercrime
Benin’s National Information Systems Security Agency (ANSSI BENIN) and its counterpart in Burkina Faso, ANSSI Burkina Faso, are joining hands to cooperate. The intention expressed over the past few months by the heads of the two institutions took concrete form with the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Cotonou on Wednesday 11 November 2020.
For Ouanilo MEDEGAN, Director General of ANSSI Benin, Burkina Faso is one of the first countries in the sub-region to have taken initiatives at the highest level on cybersecurity. He expressed his pride at standing alongside his Burkinabe counterpart to sign this cooperation agreement which, he said, will bear much fruit and enable the two countries to accelerate their respective processes. Information sharing and exchanges of human resources will be among the key elements of this partnership.
Michael FOLANE, Director General of ANSSI Burkina Faso, added that he hoped this initiative would lead other African countries to join them in a large cybersecurity cooperation network.