The Lome Declaration

The Lome Declaration was the outcome of the First African Cybersecurity Summit organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on 23- 24 March, 2022 in Lome, Togo. The Summit was convened to dialogue on effective and efficient measures to foster cybersecurity in Africa through strategies, policies and practices. Heads and representatives of African governments in cooperation with UNECA signed The Lomé Declaration on Cybersecurity and Fight Against Cybercrime, 2022. The Declaration expressed African Governments’ commitment to establish a framework to efficiently fight against cybercrime and promote a culture of cybersecurity, including the creation of authorities, structures and capacities dedicated to cybersecurity. The vehicle for the realization of the Lome Declaration is the newly formed African Centre for the Coordination and Research in Cybersecurity (ACCRC) located in Lome, Togo by the instrument of the Memorandum of Understanding signed on 29, July, 2022 by the Government of the Republic of Togo and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.