Au cours de la dernière, décennie le Rwanda s’est affirmé comme un modèle en matière d’innovation financière en Afrique, à travers le développement de la fintech, le pays a su répondre à deux impératifs majeurs : favorise de sa transformation numérique. ...
RWANDA IN THE DIGITAL DATA PROTECTION ERA : CHALLENGES, STAKES, PERSPECTIVES, AND ACHIEVEMENTS
INTRODUCTION The digital revolution has profoundly transformed lifestyles, economic activities, and governance worldwide, including in Rwanda. By adopting laws and strengthening institutional capacities, the country is engaging in a process to establi ...
IT’S WRAAAAP!
As we bring our project on enhancing Investigative Reporting on environmental pollution by the extractive industry in Rwanda to a close, we take this moment to reflect with gratitude and pride. This initiative has been an important step in strengtheni ...
Important Announcement : Cancellation of the Rwanda Data Privacy Moot Court Event
It is with deep regret that we inform our community that the Rwanda Data Privacy Moot Court event, initially scheduled for September 18, 2025 at Kigali Independent University (ULK – Gisozi), will unfortunately not take place as planned.This difficult dec ...
GOOGLE FINED $314.6M IN CALIFORNIA FOR UNAUTHORIZED DATA USE: A Wake-Up Call for strong enforcement of Data protection laws in Africa?
During the week of 7-13 of July 2024, Google has been sentenced to pay US$314.6 million to 14 million Android users in California. In the case Attila Csupo et al. v. Google LLC, Case No. 19CV352557, in Superior Court of the State of California, Coun ...
The Constitutional Court of Malawi declared section 200 of the Malawi Penal Code Unconstitutional
In a landmark ruling Joshua Mbele V. the Director of Public prosecutions & Attorneys General (2025), the constitutional Court of Malawi declared section 200 of the penal code which criminalized defamation unconstitutional. The claimant Joshua Chis ...
HIGH COURT TELLS UK LAWYERS TO STOP MISUSE OF AI AFTER FAKE CASE-LAW CITATIONS
The UK High Court ruling follows two cases blighted by actual or suspected use of artificial intelligence in legal work The high court has told senior lawyers to take urgent action to prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence after dozen ...
MARRIAGE UNDER RWANDAN LAW: TRADITION, MODERNITY, AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
INTRODUCTION Marriage is a fundamental institution in Rwandan society, reflecting both centuries-old traditions and contemporary legal developments. Straddling deeply rooted customary practices and the demands of a modern rule-of-law state, Rwanda has ...
UNWANTED WITNESS MOOT COURT COMPETITION HOSTED BY KIGALI INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY
Kigali Attorneys Legal Consultants and Partners is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Unwanted Witness to host the national rounds of the 4th Edition of the Unwanted Witness Privacy Moot Court Competition 2025 this year, the competition expands ...
The tralac 2025 Annual Conference, held under the theme “Advancing African Integration in a Fragmenting Global Trade Order”, took place on 15-16 May 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya.
The conference brought together participants from across the continent, including representatives from national governments, regional and continental organisations, the private sector, non-governmental organisations, academia, trade experts, entrepreneur ...