Africa Aware: Africa’s digital future

Why digital innovation is key to Africa achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals

By Victor Fagbomedo In 2015, member states of the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a global framework consis

Africa's AI infrastructure boom raises questions of digital sovereignty and foreign control

Data centres and AI systems are expanding across Africa, bringing new pressure on energy and resources.

African Leaders Push for Data Sovereignty and Digital Independence at UN Forum

UNITED NATIONS, June 12 (IPS) - African leaders are sharpening their focus on digital sovereignty, warning that the continent’s economic fut

Google Cloud Summit in Africa Highlights the Continent’s Digital Transformation and Unveils New Agentic AI and Infrastructure Investments

Ramaphosa: Digital sovereignty is essential to South Africa's future

"SA's ambition to be a leading digital investment destination is being recognised by some of the world's leading technology companies."

Africa's Role as a Normative Authority in AI Governance Debates

Global debates on AI tend to cast Africa as a landscape of opportunity and risk—but rarely as a site of normative authority, writes Dr. Leah