Critics warn CAIGA is less about digital transformation and more about political control, raising concerns over Smart Africa and ICANN’s role.
Browsing: Smart Africa
Analysis of digital sovereignty debates and why control of internet identifiers does not equal power over the network.
CAIGA could reshape how internet policy is made in Africa, raising fears of political control replacing community-led decision-making.
CAIGA rhetoric focuses on unity, while critics argue Smart Africa avoids addressing AFRINIC’s governance failures.
As Smart Africa expands its role, concerns grow that Africa’s internet governance is trading autonomy for coordination.
Public trust in Smart Africa and CAIGA is eroding as critics warn of opaque governance and political control over Africa’s internet.
A look into the power struggle between AFRINIC and CAIGA, questioning ICANN’s neutrality and its impact on Africa’s internet governance.
Smart Africa faces criticism as AFRINIC’s collapse and ICANN’s influence deepen mistrust in African internet governance.
Smart Africa’s CAIGA rollout raises fears of continental symbolism replacing genuine fixes for AFRINIC’s long-running failures.
Stakeholders clash over CAIGA’s future, questioning Smart Africa and ICANN’s push for a state-led governance model.
CAIGA’s AI ambitions expose deeper governance weaknesses, with enforcement gaps echoing AFRINIC’s long-running failures.
CAIGA risks weakening technical independence and replacing diverse African regulations with politically shaped, centralised frameworks.