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Research, policy submissions and essays on how AI is regulated in Africa — and what the global trackers get wrong about it.

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African AI Governance Index — methodology

Co-author of the AAGI methodology, published on Zenodo in March 2026. I co-designed the eight-pillar structure and led the weighted scoring dimensions across all pillars.

Published
Zenodo, March 2026
Structure
8 pillars with weighted scoring dimensions
My role
Co-author; peer-reviewed the pilot assessment across 10 African Union member states, with feasibility recommendations that shaped the final framework

Submission to the African Union

Written submission to the AU's open consultation on the draft continental AI governance framework, September 2026.

I wrote up what's on the table, what I recommended and what we fact-checked in a public post, so others drafting submissions could build on it.

Read: Africa's AI law is here. Well, almost. →

Corrections to the IAPP's Kenya entry

In September 2026 I submitted four corrections to the Kenya entry of the IAPP Global AI Law and Policy Tracker, one of the most-used references for cross-border AI governance work. The IAPP adopted them in the tracker's October 2026 revision.

SubmissionIAPP · Sep 2026 · Adopted Oct 2026

What I corrected

  1. Added Kenya's Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026 (Senate Bills No. 4), distinct from the older Robotics and AI Bill
  2. Added the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner as a relevant authority
  3. Recorded the draft Kenya AI and Other Emerging Technologies Policy, 2026
  4. Dated the National AI Strategy 2025–2030 to its March 2025 publication
“We're making a sweep of updates to the tracker, including for Kenya… Really appreciate your outreach and expert insights!”

Joe Jones, Director of Research & Insights, IAPP

Read the correction note ↗IAPP tracker ↗

Essays

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Features

FeatureThe Digital Trust Journal · 18 Mar 2026

Humans in the Loop: Edem Wunu on AI governance in financial services

A Q&A on credit scoring, algorithmic bias and human oversight in African banking: oversight scaled to risk tier, recourse for the people affected, and why bias and drift thresholds belong at the design stage.

“You cannot govern what you do not own.”
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