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African quest for digital sovereignty

The chapter "African quest for digital sovereignty" of the "Africa 2025: Prospects and Challenges" handbook provides a broad understanding of digital sovereignty in the context of the digitalization of African countries, which is an opportunity for Africa to solve major socio-economic problems. Therefore, there is a growing need to ensure the independent development of the sector, including through the knowledge and experience exchange between the countries of the region. The chapter provides unique understanding of the foreign influence on digitalization processes and the role of enterprises, the real status of data storage localization and hosting of African websites. The role of African languages in increasing the social effectiveness of digitalization is also considered, and for the first time, an assessment of the availability of African languages on the websites of African e-governments is carried out.