The statements made and views expressed in this paper are solely the responsibility of the author and do not represent the views of the Wilson Center or Brown Capital Management. [...] The Equiano cable is expected to lead to a 21% drop in internet prices, a fivefold increase in internet speed in Nigeria, and almost triple in South Africa.17 Wilson Center - Africa Program | 2 Wilson Center - Africa Program | 3 In Nigeria and South Africa alone, Equiano could indirectly create 1.6 million jobs over the next four years—driven by the expansion of the digital economy and peripheral. [...] policymakers and the private sector can collaborate on a pan-African level to implement “harmonized digital data governance systems to enable the free and secure flow of data across the continent while safeguarding human rights, upholding security, and ensuring equitable access.”38 It is critical for the U. [...] beliefs in the promotion of democracy and human rights must extend to the internet where regulations can enable citizens “to express themselves freely, share information across borders, and hold the powerful to account.”45 With the internet in countries such as Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Sudan ranked as “not free” and larger countries such as Kenya and Nigeria ranked as “partly free” (due to obstacles. [...] Africa’s evolving role in the global arena The Program maintains a cross-cutting focus on the roles of women, youth, and technology, which are critical to Africa’s future: to supporting good governance, to securing peace, to mitigating poverty, and to assuring sustainable development.
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