https://www.scmp.com/rss/500627/feed Lexi Novitske is a venture investor driving growth in Africa’s tech companies. In 2014, she launched Singularity Investments, and transitioned the portfolio to the Africa Future Fund, where she is a partner. Lexi is a Chartered Financial Analyst and Kauffman Fellow. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In the US-China trade war, Africa is turning into a technological battleground. In particular, China’s “Digital Silk Road” ambition to link emerging markets with hi-tech telecommunications hardware infrastructure has sparked fears in Africa. In Zimbabwe, a Chinese company's development of facial recognition software is compared to Big Brother, while in Mauritius politicians express unease over Huawei’s installation of 4,000 cameras. These fears risk overshadowing all China is bringing to... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3007538/china-can-beat-us-african-tech-battleground-if-its?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3007538/china-can-beat-us-african-tech-battleground-if-its?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Apr 2019 14:00:04 +0000