Policy Updates
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Imagine a single digital market where a payment processed in Lagos is received instantly in Nairobi, where an entreprene...
Feb 14, 20264 min read
Insights
Expert analysis and commentary on technology policy developments across Africa.
Data Privacy
Data Trusts: Fiduciary stewardship as a mechanism for empowering data subjects and fostering responsible innovation
To comprehend the concept of a data trust, one must first understand its foundational legal analogue: The trust. In law,...
Jan 26, 20265 min read
AI
South Korea’s AI Regulation and the Future of Global AI Governance
South Korea’s AI Regulation and the Future of Global AI Governance
Feb 2, 20265 min read
Policy Updates
AGOA's One-Year Lifeline
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a cornerstone of U.S.-Africa trade relations since 2000, has been granted...
Oct 3, 20253 min read
AI
Navigating the Evolving Landscape of AI Regulation: From the EU's AI Act to Global Implications
The European Union’s AI Act and the South Korea AI Basic Act stand as the world’s first comprehensiv...
Feb 16, 20266 min read
Technology and Innovation
The Monarch Africa Dataset by Africa Compute Fund
The Africa Compute Fund (ACF), which aims to provide scalable compute resources across the continent, has announced a ma...
Feb 14, 20262 min read
Technology and Innovation
Bridging AI ambition with Environmental Governance in National Policies
The surge of artificial intelligence(AI) promises a future of unparalleled economic growth and efficiency. Its core...
Feb 9, 20265 min read
Fintech
Data Protection and Open Banking in Emerging Markets
Rapid technological advancement has fundamentally transformed the global financial ecosystem. The long-standing notion t...
Aug 4, 202511 min read
Geopolitics
European Union’s green $13.3 billion investment meets South Africa’s strategic crossroads
In the high-stakes arena of international relations, investments rarely flow in a vacuum, they follow strategy, not sent...
Oct 20, 20253 min read