Côte d’Ivoire has deployed its first national public key infrastructure (PKI), giving the country a state‑managed root certification authority for securing electronic transactions. “Cybersecurity for digital ID is not a matter of choice, but one of survival and sovereignty,” he said, warning that interconnected digital infrastructure requires continuous protection through governance, technology and human oversight. According to the Côte d’Ivoire government, the PKI now serves as the national root authority that certification authorities operating in Côte d’Ivoire can rely on. Nigeria has taken steps to consolidate its digital identity system under the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) as it operationalizes its legal framework. Article TopicsAfrica | Côte d’Ivoire | digital identity | digital sovereignty | electronic-signature | PKI