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The African DSI DataBank: a federated infrastructure for Africa’s genomic and biodiversity data

ThankGod Echezona Ebenezer, Achraf El Allali, Ichrak Hayah, Abdoallah Sharaf, Sadik Muzemil, Sarah Chidi Ihenko, Chukwuike Ebuzome, Zahra Mungloo-Dilmohamud, Andrews Frimpong Adu, Stanford Kwenda, Semir Bechir Suheil Gaouar, Yedomon Ange Bovys Zoclanclounon, Yonas Gebremichael Difer, Zewdu Edea, Emmanuel Hala Kwon-Ndung, Samson Pandam Salifu, Bupe Ruhama Mwambingu, Craig John Kinnear, Anne WT Muigai, Julian Onyewuonyeoma Osuji & Bouabid Badaoui · Nature Reviews Genetics · 2026

Africa’s genomic and biodiversity data have, for too long, had no central authoritative place to be hosted and shared from. The African DSI DataBank is conceived as a new platform for African organizations to host, store, study, govern and share their own digital sequence data — while retaining full custody.

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