New complexities around data production, refinement, and use have impacted African countries, elevating a need for comprehensive data regulation and enforcement measures. While 38/55 African Union Member States have existing data protections, there is a wide disparity in the robustness of these regulations and in the ability of individual countries to enforce these respective protections. This work introduces the RICE (Reformation, Integration, Cooperation, & Enforcement) Data Governance Framework, which aims to operationalize comprehensive data governance in Africa by outlining best measures for data governance policy reform, integrating revamped policies, increasing continental-wide cooperation in AI governance, and improving enforcement actions against data privacy violations.