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Thinking cyberstrategy from Africa.
LARC decodes, analyzes and anticipates the stakes of African cyberspace: strategy, governance and technology, from a sovereign perspective.
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Strategy
Thinking African cyber power: doctrines, postures and capabilities in cyberspace.
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Governance
Internet governance, digital sovereignty and Africa's place in global bodies.
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Technology
Disruptive technologies and the continent's digital transformation: blockchain, AI, infrastructure.
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Training African cyberstrategists: an imperative!
Without a generation of strategists trained to think cyberspace, Africa will remain a spectator of global digital power dynamics.
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Strategy
Placing cyberstrategy at the heart of African states' priorities
In an interconnected world where technology is a lever of power, Africa stands at a decisive turning point.
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Strategic thinking rooted in Africa
LARC produces an endogenous corpus on cyberspace: research, training and debate, serving the continent's digital sovereignty.
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Books, magazines and reports published by the laboratory.
BookAfrican Cyberstrategy
Djimgou Ngameni · 2024
Explores cyberspace as a strategic domain and lays the theoretical foundations of an African cyberstrategy.
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BookDigital Sovereignty & Cyberdefense
Djimgou Ngameni · 2021
Decodes cyberwar and power relations in African cyberspace, beyond cybersecurity alone.
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MAC No.003 — December 2025MAC No.003 — December 2025
2025
African digital economy: fintech, AI and blockchain. Is the cyber-economy an opportunity or a mirage?
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MagazineMAC No.002 — November 2024
2024
LARC's semi-annual magazine on the news of African cyberstrategy.
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Agenda
Event highlights
Forums, conferences and launches that pace African cyberstrategy.
April 7–9, 2026
GITEX Africa Forum
Africa's major tech gathering: innovators, companies and institutions of digital and cybersecurity.
Marrakech, Morocco
December 10–12, 2025
Forum International sur la Cybersécurité et l'IA (FICIA)
International forum bringing together experts around cybersecurity and artificial intelligence in Africa.
Yaoundé, Cameroon
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