AI deployment creates new legal exposure at every layer of the stack. We advise on risk classification, conformity assessments, transparency obligations, and governance structures across the EU AI Act and Africa's emerging policy frameworks.
The EU AI Act applies to any AI system placed on the EU market regardless of where the developer is based. Organisations in Africa deploying AI to European users or clients face binding obligations -- including prohibitions, conformity assessments, and transparency requirements -- that many are not yet prepared for.
Africa's own AI governance landscape is developing rapidly. Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana are at various stages of policy development. The window to shape compliance programmes before frameworks are finalised is narrowing.
The Act structures obligations around risk. Understanding where your AI systems sit in this hierarchy determines what you must do.
Social scoring, real-time biometric surveillance in public spaces, subliminal manipulation. Must be discontinued.
Credit scoring, employment screening, educational assessment. Conformity assessment and registration required.
Chatbots, AI-generated content. Transparency obligations apply: users must know they are interacting with AI.
Spam filters, AI-assisted search. Voluntary codes of conduct. No mandatory obligations.
We will map your AI systems against applicable frameworks and identify your obligations before regulators come to you.