Built for practitioners.
Verified by experts.
The African Tech Law Library is a free, structured repository of technology legislation, regulation, and case law across African jurisdictions — produced by the Africa Tech Law & Policy Forum.
What the Library covers
The Library indexes primary legislation, regulatory instruments, and court decisions on technology law across African jurisdictions. Coverage currently focuses on data protection law across six jurisdictions — Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Rwanda, and Egypt — with AI governance, fintech regulation, and further jurisdictions in active development.
Each entry includes a plain-language summary, key provisions, structured metadata, and a link to the official source. The Library is designed to be useful to practitioners, researchers, and policymakers without being a substitute for legal advice.
| Topic | Status | Jurisdictions |
|---|---|---|
| Data Protection | Active | 49 |
| AI Governance | Active | 29 |
| Fintech | Active | 40 |
| Cybercrime | Active | 51 |
| Digital Rights | Active | 48 |
| Platform Liability | Coming soon | 5 |
| Telecoms | Coming soon | 10 |
How entries are produced and verified
The Library is honest about how entries are produced. Below is the three-step process — from initial research to publication.
Research and drafting
Each entry begins with a research phase: the official source document is located — the gazette, the parliament record, the regulator's website — and an initial structured draft is produced using AI language model assistance. The draft maps directly to a fixed schema (summary, key provisions, metadata fields), ensuring consistency across all entries.
Expert review
Every AI-drafted entry is assigned to a volunteer reviewer with subject matter expertise in the relevant jurisdiction. Reviewers verify the accuracy of the summary and key provisions against the source document, correct errors, add legal context, and confirm the metadata fields. Only entries that have completed this review are marked as verified.
Publication and monitoring
Verified entries are published to the Library. Each entry carries a verified badge showing the reviewer's name and the date of verification. Entries are periodically re-reviewed when laws change or new instruments are issued.
Contribute to the Library
The Library is built and maintained by ATLPF's volunteer contributor network — lawyers, academics, and policy professionals with expertise across African jurisdictions. If you have subject matter expertise and would like to review entries for your jurisdiction or area of practice, we would like to hear from you.
You can also suggest instruments, regulations, or cases that should be added to the Library. Use the form below to submit a suggestion or express interest in contributing.