African countries are striving for data sovereignty, realizing that current regulations are limited by the parent-subsidiary relationship with US Big Tech firms. Achieving true control will necessitate greater continental coordination.

<p>African countries are recognizing that no matter how well-designed their data-protection regulations are, their sovereignty over US-based Big Tech firms ends at the boundary between subsidiary and parent. Overcoming this barrier will require a level of coordination that the continent has yet to achieve.</p>