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From Nigeria’s new regulatory framework for virtual assets to Ethiopia joining Africa’s cross-border payment system, in this November edition of #TheSignal, we explore important developments shaping the continent’s digital and economic future. preview.mailerlite.io/previe… #DigitA

In 2000, Rwanda had a $200 per capita income and virtually no internet. Today, 96 percent 4G coverage. Over 60 percent internet penetration. ICT at 5 percent of GDP. 100 plus government services online. Top five for ease of doing business in Africa. #PolicyDigit #DigitA #Rwanda

A handful of African countries have made deliberate, sustained investments in digital government, building the platforms, the payment rails, the identity infrastructure, and the institutional accountability frameworks that make e-governance work in practice. #DigitA #EGovernance

Something significant is shifting in how Nigeria thinks about sovereignty, security, and the digital infrastructure that underpins both. Last week our Managing Partner, @OsOsaGuobadia, was part of a panel in Abuja for the Defence Futures Summit 2026 #DigitA #DefenceFuturesSummit

In this article, we explore why digital policies must move beyond being celebrated as achievements to becoming useful instruments for real progress. Read the full article here: digita.africa/insights/from-… #digitaltransformation #digitaleconomy #digitalevolution #digita

Africa is the least visa-open continent in the world, and you cannot build collaboration on a continent where collaboration requires a visa. #DigitA #VisaOpenness #AfricaFreeMovement #AfCFTA #AfricaDigital #DigitalPolicy #PolicyIntelligence #UNGA81 #OneAfrica #AfricanUnion

As Nigeria marks 66 years of independence, we reflect on what it means to build a country that is not only connected to the global digital economy, but has the systems, infrastructure and policies to shape it. Read the full article digita.africa/insights/afric… #NIGERIAMUSTBEOK

As #UNGA81 comes to a close in New York, we’re looking back at the conversations our MP, @OsOsaGuobadia contributed from Nigeria’s global influence to AI governance and the future of Africa’s digital ecosystem, Read his full reflections on UNGA linkedin.com/pulse/unga-refl…

This week on #PolicyDigit, we look at the journey of M-Pesa and the policy decisions that helped shape its growth, from Safaricom’s early mobile money model to the role of the Central Bank of Kenya in creating an environment where the innovation could develop #Safaricom #mpesa

From identifying high growth momentum in Agritech Edutech and Fintech to addressing structural funding and infrastructure gaps we are leveraging evidence based policy intelligence to help build resilient high-performing innovation ecosystems across Africa digitA.africa

Early regulatory support for telco-led mobile money models helped services such as M-Pesa scale rapidly, creating strong network effects around users, agents, merchants and payments. But what can the rest of Africa learn from East Africa’s first-mover advantage? #AfricaBrief

A while back, our partner Tracy Okoro Isaac authored an article on this topic. In this edition of Thoughts on Marble, she breaks down why Africa's brain drain most of the time is a structural policy failure. Read her full article here. lnkd.in/gTQTYZFe #ThoughtsOnMarble

Globally, digitally deliverable services hit $4.5T. Yet, Africa + LATAM/Caribbean make up just 2.5% of the $1.2T global ICT export market. This month on Policy Digit, we explore how Africa is building its new digital trade infrastructure. #DigitalTrade #AfCFTA #PAPSS #AfricaTech

Africa’s digital evolution remains hindered by a lack of coordination. Nations operate in silos developing isolated policies that create barriers rather than opportunities. Read full article digita.africa/insights/afric… #DigitA #digitalevolution #digitaltransformation #connectedafrica

In this episode of Thoughts on Marble, we break down why intra-African trade currently sits at just 15-16% and why changing that ratio is critical to Africa’s economic sovereignty. #AfCFTA #IntraAfricanTrade #EconomicGrowth #TechPolicy #ThoughtsOnMarble

In this week’s Thoughts on Marble, we break down the pillars required to bridge the gap between policy ambition and practical execution. #AIGovernance #TechPolicy #AfricaTech #ResponsibleAI #DigitalEconomy

How do you turn a billion-dollar startup ecosystem into long-term economic strength? You build the policy infrastructure to match it. Click the link to read the full article. digita.africa/insights/the-a… #NigeriaStartupAct #TechPolicy #DTEF #PublicPolicy

Over 60% of rural Africans live within range of mobile internet but remain underbanked due to a lack of formal credit scoring. Open Banking APIs bridge this exact gap by turning daily wallet transactions into verified creditworthiness. Read full brief linkedin.com/posts/digitaevo…

In this week’s Africa Brief, we analyze the four emerging models of African data governance, what governments are trying to protect, and the massive infrastructure gap that could stall these ambitions. Read full brief: linkedin.com/posts/digitaevo… #TheAfricaBrief #DigitA

Nigeria's digital identity story is one of ambition, setbacks, reform, and gradual transformation. This week's Policy Digit explores Nigeria's digital identity journey and what comes next. #policydigit #NIN #NIMC