Africa’s digital future is being written in Beijing

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Africa’s digital future is being written in Beijing – When will the West wake up?

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China is gaining unprecedented access to data and economic flows in Africa. But as well as extending its digital footprint, Beijing is exporting its own model of digital governance, undermining Western norms around openness and personal privacy

This story appeared on euractiv.com, 2025-11-23 05:00:43.