Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, and Rwanda are using data protection laws to govern AI by default. It is working — up to a point. Here is what data protection law cannot reach, and what the continent’s emerging dedicated AI frameworks change.
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M-PESA’s Phone Number Decision Is East Africa’s Biggest Merchant Data Change in a Decade
M-PESA begins phone number masking on March 24 for P2P transactions. By year-end, merchants won’t see full customer numbers at all. What PSPs and merchant-side fintechs need to rebuild — and why Kenya’s ODPC made this inevitable.
Africa Spent $2 Billion on Chinese AI Surveillance. No Country Has Laws to Govern It.
Eleven African countries spent $2B+ on Chinese-financed AI surveillance. Not one has laws that adequately govern it. BETAR maps the country-by-country regulatory gap and the compliance risks for African businesses.