Pascal Steichen
President
Team & governance
ACRC is led by a not-for-profit consortium of public and private partners established in Luxembourg and Africa.
Leadership
Christophe Bianco
Vice President
Aboubacar Yacouba
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Consortium members
Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity (LHC)
The Cybersecurity Agency for the Luxembourg Economy and Municipalities. Member of the ACRC consortium.
Thales
Member of the ACRC consortium.
Partners
APSFD Sénégal
Professional associations
The Senegalese microfinance professional association. Partnership agreement signed in February 2023 with ACRC to increase cybersecurity awareness and capacity among its members and to build and roll out a practical sectoral roadmap.
APSI-NE, Association des Professionnels de la Sécurité de l'Information du Niger
Professional associations
The Niger association of information security professionals. ACRC is a partner of the second edition of its Cybersecurity Excellence Programme (2026 cohort).
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Development institutions
Financing partner of the project “Africa Cybersecurity Resource Center for Financial Inclusion” (ACRC-FI), through the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI).
SnT, University of Luxembourg
Academic partners
The Cybersecurity Research Centre of the University of Luxembourg.
Suricate Solutions
Operational partners
A leading cybersecurity specialist in West Africa, based in Senegal, with several years of experience in cybersecurity for financial inclusion, in particular in Security Operations.
École Supérieure Polytechnique (ESP), Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar
Academic partners
Partnership agreement signed in February 2023 with ACRC to foster cybersecurity education, research and development.
