{
  "id": 18172388,
  "title": "Africa’s fragmented data laws threaten cross-border digital trade as regulators push harmonisation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/africas-fragmented-data-laws-threaten-cross-border-digital-trade-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T19:29:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/technology/article/africas-fragmented-data-laws-threaten-cross-border-digital-trade-as-regulators-push-harmonisation/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Africa’s ambition to build a unified digital economy faces growing regulatory challenges as differences in national data protection laws threaten read more Africa’s fragmented data laws threaten cross-border digital trade as regulators push harmonisation",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}