News stories by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

  1. Financing Africa’s Digital Future: Institutions Push for Smarter, Coordinated Funding

    - Inter Press Service

    ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 30 (IPS) - Africa’s digital revolution is gathering pace, but the financing needed to sustain it remains uneven, fragmented, and often out of reach.

  2. Africa Pushes for Data Sovereignty and Digital Independence

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, June 12 (IPS) - African leaders are sharpening their focus on digital sovereignty, warning that the continent’s economic future will depend not just on connectivity, but on who controls its data—and where it is stored.

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