AIF Issue 62 | Good Governance Africa

Foreword

by Susan Russell | Jun 30, 2022 | AIF Issue 62 | 0 |

In an article headlined ‘While America slept, China became indispensable’, published by Foreign...

Editorial – Bob Wekesa

by Bob Wekesa | Jun 30, 2022 | AIF Issue 62, Editorial | 0 |

This issue of Africa in Fact is part of a broader initiative aimed at shedding light on the competition between the US and China in the African digital sphere.

US’s and China’s ‘chipageddon’ hits Africa’s digital transformation mission

by Odilile Ayodele | Jun 30, 2022 | AIF Issue 62 | 0 |

When the Trump-led US administration triggered a trade war with China in 2018, few would have...

Democracy in Africa: Enter the dragon

by Amodani Gariba | Jun 30, 2022 | AIF Issue 62 | 0 |

For China to be actively engaged in building Africa’s critical soft and hard digital infrastructure, it is understandable for democracy institutions to be alarmed.

ICT investments: Africa waits to see the money

by Adio-Adet Dinika | Jun 30, 2022 | AIF Issue 62 | 0 |

ICT has permeated every facet of life, revolutionising how we work, how we learn, how we...

How the contest for global digital hegemony impacts Africa

by Dennis Matanda | Jun 30, 2022 | AIF Issue 62 | 0 |

The expression “tenacious contention” suggests that China and the United States are at an impasse...

The battle for hearts and minds

by Bob Wekesa | Jun 30, 2022 | AIF Issue 62 | 0 |

The United States and China have engaged in intense geopolitical competition in Africa since the...

Sovereignty and digital transformation in Africa

by Tyler Venske | Jun 30, 2022 | AIF Issue 62 | 0 |

A great power competition has returned to centre-stage of the geopolitical landscape between the...

The internet war in Africa

by Emeka Umejei | Jun 30, 2022 | AIF Issue 62 | 0 |

Technology decoupling amounts to a separation between technologies originating in the US and China. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has noted that the “US-China technology divide could cause more havoc than the Cold War”.

Big-spending China woos Africa with its BRI and DSR

by Prince Mudau | Jun 30, 2022 | AIF Issue 62 | 0 |

The landscape of foreign aid in Africa has shifted from being strategically western dominated, specifically by the United States, to China, emerging as one of the leading countries providing aid to the continent, especially in technology infrastructure.

Wired Africa now Zooms into China and US

by Gideon Chitanga | Jun 30, 2022 | AIF Issue 62 | 0 |

Government-instituted regulations restricting physical contact and movement to combat the Covid-19...

Opportunities for US-China digital technology cooperation

by Amukelani Charmaine Matsilele | Jun 30, 2022 | AIF Issue 62 | 0 |

Digital technologies are playing an increasingly significant role for governments, non-governmental organisations and other civil society institutions that are relying on mobile communications.