The government adopted the National Cybersecurity Strategy 2026-2030 in the Council of Ministers, designed to coordinate the protection of information systems nationwide.
This framework addresses the lack of a unified mechanism, while cyber incidents have been multiplying for several months.
The document, presented by the Minister of Communication, Digital Economy, and Administrative Modernisation, marks the first attempt to coherently organise all of the state’s digital security actions.
Until now, each administration developed its own responses, without a centralised structure or clearly defined national governance.
Authorities explain that this fragmentation limited effectiveness in the face of increasingly sophisticated threats.
The strategy is based on three guiding principles that will direct public interventions: improving cybersecurity governance, disseminating a digital security culture, and protecting against risks
and attacks.
According to the government, this effort is part of the digitalisation of the administration, the “Mali Kura netaasira ka ben san 2063 ma” (Mali is ready for 2063) ambition, and the National Strategy for Emergence and Sustainable Development 2024-2033.
The 2026-2030 Action Plan is intended to support this implementation, although the necessary level of funding has not yet been specified.
This initiative comes as several institutions have recently reported intrusions, server compromises, and increased exposure of administrative applications operating without protection. For those
involved in drafting the document, the strategy provides a framework for structuring responses and strengthening the resilience of public services. They emphasise that the rise in cyberattacks now requires national coordination, a clarification of responsibilities, and skills development for the stakeholders involved.
The ministry believes this mechanism will usher in a new phase of consolidation aimed at better securing public infrastructure and strengthening user trust in digital tools. Implementation will need to rely on the human, technical and financial resources of the administrations, whose mobilisation will be crucial to giving operational scope to this national framework.
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