The 9th edition of the Africa web festival opened this Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at the Palace of Culture, in Treichville. It was chaired by Mariam Diawara and recorded the presence of numerous personalities, including the representative of the Minister of Communication and the Digital Economy, Florence Fadika, as well as the Canadian Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire, Anderson Blanc.

Under the theme “Living digital and protecting tomorrow”, the 9th edition of the Africa Web Festival is perfectly in line with the vision of the Ivorian government. That of offering populations a secure framework for exercising digital activity. The Canadian ambassador called for an inclusive digital environment in order to take into account the rights of all citizens, while noting that the ecosystem must be secure to create digital trust and secure the various flows.

The initiative was welcomed by the representative of the Minister of Communication and the Digital Economy. “We are at an important turning point in our history, in our country, in Africa, and in the world in general. It is the era of the digitized society,” she said. For her, African leaders have a duty to find ways to support this digital transformation.