Report Launch | Tech Justice in Africa
Event
The Global Center on AI Governance, in collaboration with the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria and Luminate, is pleased to announce the launch of Advancing Tech Justice in Africa: Governance, Accountability and Rights in the Digital Era.
Advancing Tech Justice in Africa examines technology governance across Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa three countries that together anchor West, East, and Southern Africa's digital trajectories. African digitalisation is intersecting with deep structural inequalities in labour, gender, climate, health, and civic life. This report situates these contemporary shifts within the continent's longer histories of extraction and inequality, arguing that policymaking and legal reform must be grounded in the lived realities of workers, communities, activists, and the broader public.
The report examines regional and sub-regional governance frameworks, mapping where norms are advancing through the African Union, sub-regional bodies, and judicial interventions and where critical gaps remain. It finds that while strategic litigation is gaining ground however,, enforcement gaps, weak ratification of key instruments, and limited access to remedies continue to constrain effective tech justice across the continent. At the country level, the report documents how these tensions play out in practice
The findings offer critical insights into how African institutions and policy frameworks can respond to the evolving digital landscape while safeguarding rights and accountability. This event aims to foster dialogue and collaboration among key stakeholders committed to advancing technology governance and digital rights in Africa.
Event Details
Date: 30 March 2026Time: 10:00AM – 1:00PM SAST Location: University of Pretoria, South AfricaFormat: Hybrid (in-person and online participation available)
Confirmed Speakers
- Mukelani Dimba-Acting Executive for Promotion of Access to Information at the Information Regulator
- Toyin Akinniyi-Regional Portfolio Director, Luminate
- Dr. Rachel Adams-Founder & CEO, Global Center on AI Governance
- Dr. Mark Gaffley-Director, Legal & Operations, Global Center on AI Governance
- Prof. Ebenezer Durojaye-Acting Director, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
- Christen Rao-Master’s student, Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA) program, University of Pretoria.
- Michael Aboneka- Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
- Dr. Eileen I. Carter-National Coordinator, Human Rights and Developing Technologies, South African Human Rights Commission
- Dr. Christopher Gevers-Director of the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), Wits School of Law and the Wits Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management
The programme includes:
- Presentation of key findings
- Panel discussion with constitutional and regulatory institutions
- Civil society and labour perspectives
- Facilitated working session on next steps
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