The development of breakthrough technologies occupies a special place in the national policies of both well-developed and developing countries, as they can represent an effective tool for ensuring sustainable socio-economic development and solving various problems. In this regard, it seems understandable why African countries have declared the development of information technology as one of their top priorities. Thus, this article attempts to analyze the evolution of digital transformation in Sub-Saharan African economies. Finally, the authors conclude that over the past 30 years, African countries have really achieved remarkable results in this area, despite the abso-lute zero, which was observed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. But the limited financial and technological resources make African countries extremely dependent on foreign aid to meet their development and this threatens their technological sovereignty.