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Shaping Data Governance and Advancing Digital Inclusion in Africa: Pathways for Sustainable Development

This paper critically examines the evolving landscape of data governance in Africa, with particular emphasis on its intersection with digital inclusion and sustainable development. Drawing on policy frameworks, institutional practices, and expanded case evidence particularly from Nigeria where the study interrogates structural challenges such as policy fragmentation, infrastructural deficits, limited human capacity, and trust deficits, while also addressing critical power dynamics including data