About the Journal
Africa's digital transformation is rapidly advancing, creating an urgent need for effective data governance frameworks that balance economic competitiveness, innovation, inclusion, and trust. This book provides a continental perspective on emerging data governance trends, including legal reforms, regional coordination, and the impact of AI and digital platforms on institutions, markets, and society. It highlights the benefits of coordinated governance, such as supporting AfCFTA regional trade, promoting innovation, enhancing digital inclusion, and improving public services, with particular attention to small businesses and marginalized groups. The book also addresses implementation challenges, uneven enforcement, cybersecurity risks, ethical concerns, and limited institutional capacity and offers practical, measurement-based strategies to help African countries manage risks and unlock the value of data. Targeted at researchers, policymakers, economists, regulators, and practitioners, it serves as an accessible, forward-looking guide for shaping data governance to support Africa's digital future.
