The news that governments have been using the Israel-developed surveillance tool Pegasus to spy on their citizens and on each other has caused quite a buzz this past week. In East Africa, it added misery to already strained relations, with Rwanda fighting off spying allegations on peers from Kampala and Pretoria. Kigali has denied the claims.
Most commentators have focused on what this means for regional and African integration, if governments are apparently hostile to each other.
