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Guard jealously: Africa must move at pace with other nations seeking to protect data as a strategic asset. Photo: Dragos Condrea

Africa’s data, the new sovereignty frontier

Data sovereignty refers to the principle that all data is subject to the laws and regulations of the nation state or jurisdiction in which it is collected. This concept gained prominence in the early 2010s following the Edward Snowden revelations about mass surveillance by the United States

  • Eyaaz
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Former African Union Chairperson, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini- Zuma giving her keynote address at the 3rd Civil Society Parliament dialogue at the Pan African Parliament in Midrand

Parliament without the people becomes an echo chamber

Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma praised the PAP Civil Society Forum for strengthening public participation in Africa’s legislative processes at the annual dialogue.

  • Library
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Smoke rises as the clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue in Khartoum, Sudan on June 09, 2023. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

All eyes on proposed AU probe in Sudan

The African Commission must seize the opportunity to investigate atrocities in Darfur

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