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Africa: Sudan Ambassador to Senegal – Dakar’s Support Remains Firm As Sudan Defends Its Sovereignty

eriinfo.com1 week ago06 mins

Khartoum, August 8, 2026 (SUNA) — Sudanese Ambassador to Senegal Abdelghani Al-Naeem expressed the Sudanese government’s and people’s appreciation for Senegal’s steadfast support for Sudan’s sovereignty and unity, stressing Khartoum’s determination to expand bilateral cooperation across various fields. In an interview with Senegal International Radio, Al-Naeem conveyed Sudan’s gratitude to the government and people of…

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Africa: After Accra, Africa’s Health Sovereignty Needs Receipts

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago015 mins

Dr William Nii Ayitey Menson, Director of Health Financing for Africa at the ONE Campaign, argues that Africa’s health sovereignty will only become real when summit pledges translate into budget releases, functioning services and public accountability. At the African Union’s Extraordinary Summit on Health in Accra, I kept having one uncomfortable thought: I have heard…

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Africa: Hepatitis Is the Test of Africa’s Health Sovereignty

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago010 mins

This week, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) released the Operational Toolkit for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis B. It is a deliberately practical document. Treatment algorithms. Liver fibrosis assessment. Clinical decision support for a nurse in a district facility where the nearest specialist is hundreds of kilometres away. Developed…

The data sovereignty rules African and EU firms can’t ignore

eriinfo.com2 months ago011 mins

Cloud platforms have become the primary building block for how organisations build, scale and operate digital services. But as data flows across geographical boundaries, questions of where it lives, who can access it and which laws govern it have moved from niche compliance concerns to central architectural decisions. For organisations spanning Europe and South Africa,…

Data sovereignty: Handing over control could impact competitive advantage

eriinfo.com2 months ago06 mins

Shanaaz Moosa, Sales Director: Public Sector and Cybersecurity, OpenText. Data sovereignty is often framed as a question of location, but increasingly, it is a question of control. This is according to Shanaaz Moosa, Sales Director for public sector and cyber security at OpenText,who notes that where and how data is stored impacts trust, which in…

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Africa Pushes for Data Sovereignty and Digital Independence

eriinfo.com2 months ago09 mins

United Nations — From data embassies to AI “factories,” policymakers say control over data will define the continent’s economic future. 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. At a high-level roundtable…

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Africa’s Next Economic Revolution Must Begin at Home – Mozambique’s Bold Move Signals a New Era for African Resource Sovereignty

eriinfo.com2 months ago08 mins

For generations, Africa has exported its wealth and imported its future. From copper and cobalt to crude oil and natural gas, the continent has supplied the raw materials that power global industries while receiving only a fraction of the value generated from them. The result has been a paradox that has defined Africa’s economic story…

Rethinking digital sovereignty in the AI era

eriinfo.com2 months ago07 mins

Didier Ongena, VP for global government and EMEA public sector. Today, businesses are being asked to navigate profound disruption on two fronts. On the one end, there is artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI), which have already had an intense impact on industries, economies and society at large. On the other, widespread geopolitical uncertainty…

From digital sovereignty regulations to real-world realities

eriinfo.com2 months ago05 mins

Siya Madyibi, executive director for Microsoft’s corporate, external and legal affairs in South Africa. As a lawyer for Microsoft, Siya Madyibi, executive director for Microsoft’s corporate, external and legal affairs in South Africa, has a keen interest in geopolitics. One of the situations he is watching closely is the deterioration in relations between South Africa…

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African Leaders Push for Economic Sovereignty At AfDB Meetings

eriinfo.com3 months ago06 mins

African leaders have called for a major rethink of how the continent finances development, manages natural resources and positions itself within the global economy, saying Africa must strengthen economic sovereignty and reduce dependence on fragmented financing systems and raw commodity exports. Speaking during the ongoing African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Annual Meetings 2026 in Brazzaville,…