The internet and digital technologies are transforming how African societies communicate, trade, govern and work — and they are transforming the work of courts. AJNIG equips Africa's judiciaries to meet these challenges.
Africa's digital transformation requires digital justice — and digital justice requires digitally capable judiciaries.
We bring together judges, judicial institutions, legal scholars, technology experts and international partners to strengthen judicial capacity, promote comparative jurisprudence and advance cooperation on the governance of the digital environment.
An Africa in which courts and judges are equipped to administer justice confidently, independently and fairly in an increasingly digital society.
AJNIG exists to ensure that African courts have the knowledge, networks and institutional capacity to interpret the law as technology changes.
We build judicial capacity by providing specialised education and professional development for judges and judicial officers on Internet governance, cybersecurity, digital rights and emerging technologies.
A structured curriculum for judges on internet law and digital-era adjudication.
Learn moreForums where judiciaries from different African regions compare approaches to internet governance cases.
Learn moreShort, intensive sessions on a single internet governance topic, led by subject experts.
Learn morePlain-language briefings that explain emerging technologies judges encounter in court.
Learn morePractical training on handling, admitting, and evaluating digital evidence in cybercrime cases.
Learn moreTraining on the legal and regulatory questions raised by artificial intelligence systems.
Learn moreProgrammes examining online expression, privacy, and access rights through a constitutional lens.
Learn morePlacements and study visits connecting African judicial officers with courts in other regions.
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The internet and digital technologies are transforming how African societies communicate, trade, govern, work and exercise fundamental rights — and they are also transforming the work of courts.
Judges increasingly confront questions involving artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cybercrime, electronic evidence, data protection, digital identity, online speech, digital financial systems, surveillance, platform governance and emerging technologies.
The African Judicial Network on Internet Governance (AJNIG) exists to ensure that Africa's judiciaries are equipped to meet these challenges. We bring together judges, judicial institutions, legal scholars, technology experts and international partners to strengthen judicial capacity, promote comparative jurisprudence and advance cooperation on the governance of the digital environment.
Training, colloquia, research, and structured exchanges for the region's judiciaries.
Dialogue
An annual high-level convening of African judges, judicial leaders, policymakers, academics, technology experts and international partners.
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Training
A short course on consumer disputes, e-contracts, and online dispute resolution mechanisms.
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Colloquia
A closed session on balancing freedom of expression, privacy, and public order online.
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Peer exchange
Structured secondments and study visits between participating judiciaries.
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Research
A practical bench book setting out questions courts should ask when digital evidence is tendered.
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Colloquia
A facilitated dialogue on admitting and weighing digital evidence in criminal trials.
Read moreThree areas of law recur in the cases that reach African courts.
How African courts apply data protection statutes, handle data subject rights, and reconcile privacy with competing public interests.
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The law of electronic evidence in criminal proceedings: authentication, chain of custody, encryption, and cross-border requests.
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Cases on online speech, intermediary liability, content restrictions, and the right of access to information held by public bodies.
ExploreIn-person and virtual courses on internet governance law for judges and magistrates.
Case reviews, bench books, and policy briefs prepared by and for judicial officers.
Structured secondments and study visits between African judiciaries.
Discreet technical advice to courts and judicial training institutions on program design.
The African Judicial Dialogue on Internet Governance is an annual high-level convening of African judges, judicial leaders, policymakers, ac...
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The Africa Judicial Network on Internet Governance convened 42 judges and magistrates from 18 countries for a regional colloquium on data pr...
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The network has published a bench book on the admission and evaluation of digital evidence, prepared with contributions from appellate and t...
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