Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Abidjan goes shopping for cybersecurity and intelligence systems

Ivorian Defence Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara in Port-Bouet military camp, Abidjan, on 20 February 2025.
Ivorian Defence Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara in Port-Bouet military camp, Abidjan, on 20 February 2025. © Legnan Koula/EPA/Maxppp
Amid tensions in the run-up to the presidential election, Abidjan has been looking to cyberintelligence specialists for help in boosting the capacities of its security services. As part of this drive, the gendarmerie recently procured two IMSI-catcher surveillance systems from an Israeli supplier. [...]
Reading time 4 minutes Maxime Paszkowiak
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