Technological developments present a new frontier of threats to democracy as authoritarian governments seek new tools and methods to consolidate control and undermine fundamental rights and freedoms. Technology has made significant strides on the continent, from the race to the digitalisation of government services, such as biometric registration and smart cities, to empowering citizens to mobilise and exercise freedom of expression and association collectively. However, it has also become clear that these new technologies, whilst giving voice to activists around the world, have also served to supercharge long-standing authoritarian survival tactics. Digital technologies have widened the toolbox of authoritarian leaders who continue to appropriate technology to control, monitor, manipulate, and censor their citizens to expand and consolidate power. The situation has seen the rise of digital repression, which is supported by a booming spyware and surveillance market and big tech and mobile network companies that are exporting technologies that undermine fundamental human rights and freedoms without any accountability.