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Africa’s Digital Data Fuels Global AI. But Who Owns the Value It Creates?

New policies, research networks, and open-source AI projects are working to turn Africa’s data into local innovation instead of digital extraction.

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Adetumilara Adetayo

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Adetoro Adetayo·Tomi Abe

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March 15, 2026

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