The Republic of Guinea is moving into the digital era!

Guinean government officials and the Cybastion team met on September 25 at the Guinea Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City to discuss their investment partnership and the next steps in advancing the West African nation’s digital transformation and unlocking new opportunities for growth and innovation.

Cybastion officially signed a partnership agreement with Guinea’s National Digitization Agency on March 24 to explore collaborative opportunities to bolster the country’s national digitization program.

At the meeting, Cybastion CEO Thierry Wandji highlighted the key digital and cybersecurity solutions offered by Cybastion to advance Guinea’s #digitaltransformation.

Youssouf Mohamed Aribot, Director General of the National Agency for State Digitization in Guinea, underscored the importance of catalyzing Guinea’s digitalization and accelerating digital connectivity and technological innovation in the country.

“I’m excited,” exclaimed Masseni Kaba Saleh, Second Secretary of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Guinea to the United Nations, about the partnership with Cybastion.

“It’s the right time to close Guinea’s digital gap,” said Saleh. “We’re looking forward to strengthening ties between Africa and the U.S. private sector.”

Duminda Wijesekera, George Mason University’s Professor, Departments of Cyber Security Engineering and Computer Science and Director of Mason Living Innovation Laboratory, spoke about training opportunities for young people