Publications

Welcome to the official publication archive of Africa & Global Power.

This page features original research, analysis, and commentary examining Africa's role in an evolving global order. My publications explore the political, economic, technological, and strategic forces shaping the continent and its relationships with the rest of the world.

Rather than publishing full articles on this website, each publication is archived on my official GitHub repository to ensure long-term accessibility, transparency, version control, and permanent public access. Below, you'll find a summary of every publication along with a link to read the complete article on GitHub.

Title: When the Regulator Hallucinates: What South Africa's Withdrawn AI Policy Teaches the Continent

Category: AI Governance

Publication Date: 5 August 2026

Reading Time: 8 minutes

Abstract: South Africa withdrew its draft national AI policy after fabricated citations were found in its reference list. This analysis examines what the collapse reveals about institutional readiness for AI governance across Africa, and what safeguards other states should build now.

Keywords: AI governance, South Africa, AI policy, African Union, digital sovereignty, AI ethics, technology regulation

Read Full Publication: https://github.com/abdulwahabbadmus001-creator/Africa-Global-Power/blob/main/publications/2026/when-the-regulator-hallucinates-what-south-africas-withdrawn-ai-policy-teaches-the-continent/article.md

Title: The AI ROI Crisis: What a $70 Billion Global Failure Means for Africa's AI Investment Window

Category: AI Governance, Economic Policy

Publication Date: 10 August 2026

Reading Time: 8 minutes

Abstract: Most enterprise AI investment worldwide is producing no measurable return, and the cause is under-investment in people, not technology. This brief examines what that failure means for African governments and institutions entering their own AI adoption cycle, and what must change before large-scale procurement begins.

Keywords: AI ROI, AI governance, Africa AI strategy, Nigeria AI policy, digital literacy, human capital, African Union, enterprise AI, AI investment

Read Full Publication: https://github.com/abdulwahabbadmus001-creator/Africa-Global-Power/blob/main/publications%2F2026%2Fthe-ai-roi-crisis-what-a-70-billion-global-failure-means-for-africas-ai-investment-window%2Farticle.md 

Title: Linguistic Sovereignty and Algorithmic Justice: Toward Governance Frameworks for Culturally-Grounded AI in Multilingual African States

Category: AI Governance, Digital Sovereignty

Publication Date: 18 August 2026

Reading Time: 8 minutes

Abstract: AI systems deployed across Africa are trained overwhelmingly on Western languages and legal traditions. Using Nigeria's 500-plus indigenous languages as a case study, this analysis proposes a four-layer governance framework covering data sovereignty, cultural alignment, regulatory architecture and incentive structures.

Keywords: linguistic sovereignty, AI governance, digital sovereignty, Nigeria AI policy, data colonialism, Masakhane, African Union AI strategy, cultural AI bias

Read Full Publication: https://github.com/abdulwahabbadmus001-creator/Africa-Global-Power/blob/main/publications/2026/linguistic-sovereignty-and-algorithmic-justice-toward-governance-frameworks-for-culturally-grounded-ai-in-multilingual-african-states/article.md


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