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What Oreoluwa Adebayo Thinks About Reforming Data Systems in Africa

Many African data systems still serve external agendas; Oreoluwa Adebayo argues communities must define, collect, and use data themselves.

What Oreoluwa Adebayo Thinks About Reforming Data Systems in Africa

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August 27, 2025

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