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Surveillance capitalism: Where the real battle for Africa lies

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Crowd of people being tracked with technology walking on a busy street. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK

By  Charles Onyango-Obbo

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"Macron looks on as France’s Africa policy crumbles”.

“Gabon coup shows how France’s influence on its former territories is disintegrating.”

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