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Orange Cyberdefense, the cybersecurity arm of the Orange Group — Africa’s second-largest telecom operator with more than 290 million users across 18 countries — has announced a strategic partnership with French cybersecurity startup Qevlar AI to integrate artificial intelligence into its threat monitoring systems. The collaboration aims to help businesses across Africa detect and prevent cyberattacks with greater speed and precision.
This initiative merges Qevlar’s cutting-edge AI solution with Orange Cyberdefense’s extensive Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) database, strengthening the company’s real-time threat detection and response capabilities across the continent.
According to Frédéric Zink, Managing Director for France at Orange Cyberdefense, the move is part of a broader effort to enhance digital resilience in fast-growing African markets such as Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Cameroon, and Egypt—regions where rapid digital transformation has heightened cybersecurity concerns.
“By combining our intelligence data with Qevlar’s AI engine, we can detect and neutralize cyber threats more swiftly and effectively,” Zink explained. “This partnership represents a vital blend of human expertise and artificial intelligence—an essential step toward securing our networks and customers.”
Orange Cyberdefense currently safeguards over 50,000 companies in more than 160 countries, supported by 36 global detection centers that monitor and analyze complex cyber threats targeting both corporate and national infrastructures.
Ahmed Achchak, CEO of Qevlar AI, emphasized that the integration will transform reactive security models into proactive defenses.
“By leveraging Orange’s intelligence base, our platform converts fast responses into genuine prevention, empowering thousands of businesses worldwide,” he said.
As Africa faces increasingly sophisticated cyber threats targeting banks, telecoms, and government systems, this collaboration marks a major leap forward in strengthening the continent’s cybersecurity infrastructure—enabling organizations to shift from defense to anticipation in the fight against digital threats.
