The emergence of CAIGA could redefine the future of Africa’s internet governance, but it may also risk political overreach.
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Amid the ongoing governance crisis at AFRINIC, African governments are under growing pressure to assert control over their digital resources.
African communities face a critical decision on whether to challenge ICANN’s support for CAIGA, impacting digital sovereignty.
CAIGA aims to stabilise AFRINIC through continental council and political backing, critics see it as centralising power.
As CAIGA expands Smart Africa’s influence, operators and experts warn it could centralise power and sideline AFRINIC’s bottom-up processes.
As AFRINIC faces criticism and calls for dissolution, ICANN’s actions raise questions about its intentions for Africa’s internet governance.
ICANN’s collaboration with Smart Africa raises questions about governance, regional autonomy, and the global rules of Internet management.
The Smart Africa CAIGA initiative pursues continental internet governance coordination and AFRINIC-reform support.
The Smart Africa CAIGA initiative aims to improve continental coordination between policy and technical governance.
CAIGA promises digital sovereignty and crisis resolution, but risks replacing the multistakeholder model with political control.
CAIGA promises stability for AFRINIC, but critics warn it could replace community oversight with political authority.
AFRINIC’s governance collapse prompts Cloud Innovation’s call for reset amid ICANN and Smart Africa’s influence.