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Africa Is a Strategic Techno-Geopolitical Theatre. Will the Continent’s Leaders Take Advantage of This?

Africa is said to be the least connected region of the world to the internet, despite considerable growth in recent years.

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By Nanjira Sambuli
Published on Jun 9, 2022

Africa Policy Research Institute (APRI)

About the Author

Nanjira Sambuli

Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs

Nanjira Sambuli is a nonresident scholar in the Technology and International Affairs Program. She is a researcher, policy analyst and strategist studying the unfolding, gendered impacts of digitalization/ICT adoption on governance, diplomacy, media, entrepreneurship, and culture, especially in Africa.

    Recent Work

  • Paper
    Digital Public Infrastructure: A Practical Approach for Africa

      Diana Sang, Jane Munga, Nanjira Sambuli

  • Article
    How Californian and African City Connections Can Build Up Smart City Diplomacy

      Nanjira Sambuli

Nanjira Sambuli
Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs
Nanjira Sambuli
TechnologySouthern, Eastern, and Western AfricaIran

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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