Category: Research Working Group
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Digital Geopolitics: Is Ghana’s Digital Sector Crowded with External Partners?
Isaac Odoom During my fieldwork in Accra over the summer of 2025, one thing stood out: the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations had become one of the…
October 21, 2025
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Huawei: Helping or Hindering African Countries Secure Their Data Sovereignty?
Mandira Bagwandeen As Africa rapidly digitizes, data sovereignty has become a key issue. Several African countries are investing in developing local data centers to reduce their…
September 18, 2025
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Beyond Dominance: The Nuanced Embeddedness of Chinese Tech Firms in Kenya’s Digital Transformation
Yabo Wu Various Chinese technology firms, state-owned or private, with or without the Chinese state’s support, participate in African digital transformation to initiate…
September 18, 2025
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Digital Sovereignty in Postcolonial Africa: The Spread of Chinese Surveillance Tools and the Leasing of African Sovereignty
Bulelani Jili To date, the governments of sixteen African countries have embraced Huawei digital surveillance technology in their everyday operations. This technology is imported…
September 18, 2025
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Chinese Huawei Group and the Building of Senegalese Digital Grammar from 2006 to 2024
Ibrahima Niang Introduction In twenty years since Senegal and China resumed their diplomatic relations in…
September 18, 2025
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How Should African Countries Respond to the Re-Emergence of Techno-Geopolitics? A Case Study of Kenya’s Multi-Vendor 5G Network Development Strategy
Mandira Bagwandeen The escalating US-China competition for technological leadership, particularly highlighted in the US-Huawei 5G dispute, forces countries worldwide to navigate…
September 4, 2025
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The Coded Gaze: Grappling with Kenya’s Adoption of Chinese Surveillance Tools
Bulelani Jili This paper examines Kenya’s adoption of AI-powered surveillance technology. The procurement of these tools is embedded within processes that support the…
September 4, 2025
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The Digital Silk Roads: How Huawei is Rewriting the Future of ICT Infrastructure in Senegalese
Ibrahima Niang The “Made in China” technology serves now as the backbone of network infrastructure in several African countries and they are providing the next generation of…
September 4, 2025
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The Multi-Layered Embeddedness of Chinese Technology Firms in Kenyan Digital Development
Yabo Wu The project – titled The Multi-Layered of Embeddedness of Chinese Technology Firms in Kenyan Digital Development – engages in a dialogue with existing extensive…
September 3, 2025
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Dovish Publics vs Hawkish Elites: U.S. Public Opinion on China’s Role in African States
Ken Opalo China’s rise as a major global power has upended the established order of the internationalsystem. Nowhere is this more apparent that in Africa, where China has…
June 11, 2025