The CBN Data Rule Has a Satellite Question Nobody Is Asking
The CBN Data Rule Has a Satellite Question Nobody Is Asking On 15 June 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria issued a circular directing that all payment transaction data generated…
Africa’s digital infrastructure problem does not end with a licence
African governments want more investment in fibre, data centres and digital infrastructure. But operators say securing a licence can be only the beginning of a much herculean journey through multiple…
Removing the invisible borders constraining Africa’s digital economy
Africa’s digital platforms can cross borders instantly. Its payment, identity, data and regulatory systems must now learn to do the same. A customer sending money from Nigeria to Kenya sees…
What digital sovereignty and data localisation should mean for Africa
African governments want greater control over strategic data and a larger share of the cloud economy. Achieving both will require more than directing data to remain within national borders. As…
Alignment, not harmonisation: A practical path to Africa’s digital integration
The ambition to establish an African Digital Single Market raises an immediate question: must every country adopt the same digital laws before businesses, data and services can move efficiently across…
Africa has laws. Now it needs a digital system
Africa has established important continental frameworks for digital trade, data governance, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. To succeed, the continent must turn those commitments into interoperable systems that work across national…
AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol puts Nigeria at center of Africa’s digital commerce push
Africa’s digital economy needs fewer borders, stronger trust systems and better digital infrastructure if the continent is to unlock the full promise of the African Continental Free Trade Area, speakers…