Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to establish the country’s first national cyber and electronic warfare center.
The initiative is part of a broader effort to modernize national defense and security capabilities. At this stage, neither an official implementation timeline nor a detailed budget has been made public.
"Plans are also well advanced for the acquisition of armored personnel carriers, strategic drones, and advanced communication systems, in order to establish Ghana’s first state-of-the-art cyber and electronic warfare center in the northern sector,” Mahama said, as quoted by Agence Ecofin.
The facility is expected to be located in the city of Tamale, in northern Ghana. It will be integrated into existing military structures and will aim to strengthen the country’s capabilities in cybersecurity, digital intelligence, and electronic warfare.
The center is also expected to combine technological surveillance tools, advanced communication systems, and response capabilities to hybrid threats, including cyberattacks, digital espionage, and electronic disruptions.
The project is part of a broader program to strengthen the Ghana Armed Forces, which also includes the acquisition of drones, armored vehicles, new communication equipment, and the deployment of border surveillance technologies.
The objective is to adapt the national security apparatus to evolving risks, in a regional context marked by the rise of asymmetric and cross-border threats.