East Africa's Digital Single Market aims to link more than 300 million people, harmonising rules so data, money and trade can move freely.
EAST AFRICA · TECHNOLOGY
Key Facts
—The push: The East African Community is building a Digital Single Market to unify its members’ digital economies.
—The forum: Officials met at the bloc’s Digital for Development Forum on 24 June 2026 to move from strategy to delivery.
—The prize: A connected market of more than 300 million people across eight member states.
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