Cybastion pledges USD 300 mln to accelerate Senegal’s digital infrastructure

Cybastion pledges USD 300 mln to accelerate Senegal’s digital infrastructure

US-based cybersecurity firm Cybastion has pledged roughly USD 300 million towards Senegal’s digital transformation, Ecofin reported. Announced following a Washington meeting between Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye and a Cybastion delegation on 14 September, the funding will target cybersecurity, cybercrime defence, data centre creation, technology transfers and workforce training.The initiative will directly involve local start-ups in project implementation to build domestic capacity and