Eberechukwu Ezike, Ayomide Abiodun, and Moyinoluwa Adegboye, in their article, Cross-Border Data Transfers: Tackling Compliance Challenges in Africa’s Digital Economy, examine the current landscape of data protection on the continent, highlighting the challenges and gaps that hinder seamless cross-border compliance. With the increasing growth of the African digital economy, the regulation of cross-border data transfers within Africa has become a more critical discourse. This has gained heightened significance with the coming into force of the African Continental Free Trade Area (“AfCFTA”) Agreement and the recently adopted Protocol to the AfCFTA Agreement on Digital Trade (the “Protocol”), which promises to revolutionise intra-African trade, including the digital landscape. Cross-border data transfer is crucial to Africa’s growing digital economy, enabling e-commerce, cloud computing, and various digital services across the continent. However, disparities in data protection regimes across African countries could present challenges for compliance. While some countries impose no restrictions on data transfers, others adopt conditional regimes, and many lack comprehensive data protection laws. This fragmentation could create barriers for businesses operating in several jurisdictions. Ezike et al propose recommendations, among others, to bridge compliance gaps and support the growing digital economy, such as fostering collaborations among Data Protection Authorities in Africa, developing regional harmonisation frameworks, and adopting best practices.