The Center for Law and Innovation (CLI), represented by our Director, Ridwan Oloyede, participated at the East African Data Protection Exchange Conference, held in Kigali from October 16-18, 2024. This event convened 70 representatives from the eight East African Community (EAC) member states to address pressing issues in regional data protection.

Certa Foundation is proud to celebrate the successful internship completion of Cohort II of the Judicial Clerkship Training Program (JCTP). This six-month internship placement has equipped our JCTP Cohort fellows with hands-on experience, professional mentorship, and a solid foundation in legal research, case management, ethics, and practical skills, fostering a new generation of legal professionals committed to justice.

On 8th September, CLI, home of African Law and Tech Network, had the pleasure of hosting a dynamic meet-up in Accra, Ghana, bringing together over 40 lawyers from across the continent. The event provided an excellent platform for legal professionals to connect, share insights, and discuss how the legal field can adapt to the rapid advancements in emerging technologies.

The Center for Law and Innovation partnered with JASIRI to provide the Dana cohort with an exclusive two-day training session that offered guidance on foundational aspects of venture creation. Designed to equip these aspiring founders with a solid framework for success, the training covered important topics like ownership structures, governance frameworks, and shareholder rights.

Applications are now open for the 3rd Cohort of the Center for Law and Innovation’s 6-month Junior & Senior Fellowship Program! This is a unique opportunity for African legal practitioners to delve into specialized research areas, benefit from personalized mentorship, and access exclusive research symposiums and career development support.

The Africa AI Stakeholder Meeting on Innovative Governance and Capacity Building, held on October 3rd - 4th, 2024, in Kigali, Rwanda. It was a cross-sectoral meeting that brought together over 100 of the continent's leading lawyers, regulators, industry experts, private sector developers, policymakers, academics, and government officials from across over 15 African countries, the African Union, and five global north countries - Colombia, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, and Norway.

From September 30 to October 2, the Certa Foundation team attended the capacity-building workshop for women and women’s led organizations linking gender and climate change action organized by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ).

On September 9th, the Center for Law and Innovation (CLI) hosted an in-depth internal training session on contract drafting led by Isobel Acquah, the Executive Director of the Certa Foundation.

On September 18th, 2024, the Center for Law and Innovation hosted a masterclass led by Daren H. Firestone, Partner at Levy Firestone, on the theme “Understanding Legal Challenges in the Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets Space.”

We announced the Call for Applications for tech-enabled startups to join the Residency for the Startup Bluebook Program, organized by the Center for Law and Innovation (CLI).

In September, the Center for Law and Innovation (CLI) made a significant stride in advancing the discourse on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) by launching a call for submissions for its inaugural ADR Journal.

On September 23rd- 24th, 2024, the Center for Law and Innovation (CLI) hosted the Sustainability Summit 2024, in collaboration with Norrsken East Africa, the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD), Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), Hosted In Africa Network (HIA), East Africa the SMEP Programme, the FlipFlopi Project and Hackapath.

On the 26th of September, the Center for Law and Innovation at Certa Foundation had the honor of hosting Ms Rosalind Kainyah, MBE, for a Café Juridique themed “Understanding sustainability and ESG: Creating and protecting value for startups .”

On September 26th, 2024, the Certa Foundation, alongside Kvinna till Kvinna, through its Program Center for Justice and Advocacy initiated a two-day internal training to strengthen of capacity to serve enhancing the capacity to deliver justice for victims of gender-based violence (GBV).