Placing cyberstrategy at the heart of African states' priorities

Digital is no longer one sector among others: it conditions economic sovereignty, national security and diplomatic influence. Treating it as a purely technical matter is a strategic framing error.

Too many African states approach cyber solely through the lens of the incident, reactively. An assumed political priority requires vision, budget trade-offs and lasting inter-ministerial coordination.

Putting cyberstrategy on the agenda means recognizing that the coming decades will be played out as much in digital infrastructure as on the classic economic field.