The Director-General of the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), Divine Selase Agbeti, has positioned Ghana at the centre of continental cybersecurity discussions at the Cyber and Information Security Exhibition and Conference (CAISEC) 2026 in Cairo.
Speaking at the conference which had government officials, regulators, industry leaders and international partners in attendance, Mr Agbeti who is also the Chairman of the Africa Network of Cybersecurity Authorities (ANCA) said cybersecurity had become central to national security, economic development and digital trust.
Mr Agbeti, therefore, called for stronger regional collaboration, investment in capacity development and coordinated responses to increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.
Attendance
The meeting also brought together cybersecurity authorities and policymakers from Africa and the Arab region to discuss threat intelligence sharing, cyber diplomacy, critical infrastructure protection, workforce development, cybercrime response and digital trust.
The participants agreed to deepen institutional collaboration and develop practical mechanisms for sustained cooperation between both regions while the roundtable was described as a milestone for South-South cooperation and a signal of Africa’s growing role in global cybersecurity governance.
Progress
Mr Agbeti who chaired the first Arab-Africa Cybersecurity Roundtable also highlighted Ghana’s progress in cybersecurity regulation, critical information infrastructure protection, cybercrime response, incident management and public-private partnerships, and urged African countries to move beyond isolated national efforts and work together to protect their digital economies.
He was honoured with a Special Achievement Award for his contribution to cybersecurity policy, resilience, capacity building and international cooperation across Ghana and Africa.
