As the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) advances through various negotiation phases, several stakeholders have introduced operational tools to facilitate its implementation. One of these tools is the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), which aims to play a key role in unlocking trade with the African Continental Free Trade Area. PAPSS, which hopes to achieve full Central Bank participation by year-end, welcomed the Central Bank of Kenya in October, making it the tenth African Central Bank to join the platform. Earlier this month, during the launch of the AfCFTA’s Trade and Development Centre at Strathmore University, President William Ruto announced that Kenya had won the bid to host PAPSS.
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Carbon Markets Series | Commentary of the Climate Change (Amendment) Act, 2023
In our previous alert in the Carbon Market Series, The Climate Change (Amendment) Act, we provided high level insights into the Climate Change (Amendment) Act, 2023 (the Amendment Act) which introduces and regulates the carbon markets in Kenya to stimulate the reduction of carbon emissions through voluntary contributions.
Carbon Markets Series | The Climate Change (Amendment) Act, 2023
On 1 September 2023, the Climate Change (Amendment) Act, 2023 (the Amendment Act) was signed into law by the President of Kenya. In the following week, Kenya hosted the Inaugural Africa Climate Summit 2023, underscoring the country’s steadfast commitment to combat climate change.
Towards a Vibrant Mining Sector in Uganda: Review of the Mining and Minerals Act 2022
Uganda is a mineral rich country with vast deposits of gold, uranium, limestone, marble, graphite, iron, copper, and cobalt, among others. Whereas its mining sector once accounted for 30% of the country’s export earnings in the 1950’s and 1960’s, today the sector’s contribution is about 0.8%. This decline has been attributed to a weak legislative framework to award, protect and enforce mineral rights; a significant informal mining sector; a paucity of foreign investors; environmental degradation; and human rights abuses.
Privacy Please – Digital Age of Consent for Children – Series 6
The pervasiveness and the allure of the internet continues to hold sway and wax stronger amongst different age groups, more so with the younger generation. A huge outcome of this, is the readiness of a number of users in sharing their personal data on various platforms. One of the rising challenges amidst all this, is children’s data, studies have shown that more than 83% of children will have regular access to a smartphone in their pre- and early teens. Business organisations unknowingly sometimes are therefore exposed to processing the data of a child for several purposes, whether commercial or administrative. In view of this, it is important that the right privacy principles are adopted when dealing with child data. This instalment of ALN Nigeria’s Privacy Please series will examine the provisions relating to the protection of child data under Nigerian law and offer guidance to business organisations.
Privacy Please – Indirect Collection of Data
Business organisations often find themselves in situations where they may need to collect personal data beyond that of a data subject. A common example is where a data subject is filling out a form and an employer requires the data subject to provide the name, phone number, address, and other contact details of their next of kin for emergency purposes or payment of certain benefits. The effect of this is that the employer now has personal data belonging to an employee’s next of kin without having collected it directly from the next of kin. The collection of the data of the next of kin is deemed as an indirect collection of personal data. Ideally, when processing personal data, it must be clear to the data subject that personal data concerning them are collected, used, consulted, or otherwise processed, and to what extent the personal data will be, processed.
Privacy Please – Third Party Data Processing Agreements and Notification Requirements
Over the course of a business arrangement, organisations often need to share and transfer data to various third parties in order to carry out the transaction. Almost every business relies on third parties to process personal data.
Data Processing Agreements and Notification Requirements in Nigeria
Over the course of a business arrangement, organisations often need to share and transfer data to various third parties in order to carry out the transaction. Almost every business relies on third parties to process personal data.
Nigeria Invites Country’s Mini-Grid Developers to Prequalify for Africa Mini-grids Program
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) through the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has invited interested Solar PV Mini-Grid developers to participate in the Africa Mini-grids Program (AMP) aimed at supporting access to clean energy by increasing financial viability and promoting scaled-up commercial investment in low-carbon mini-grids. The AMP which is active in 21 African countries is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), and the African Development Bank (AfDB).
New Legal Basis of Processing Personal Data in Nigeria
Over the past few weeks, the ALN Nigeria PrivacyPlease series has provided a detailed analysis of some key provisions in the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023. So far, we have discussed the introduction of a ‘New Categorisation of Data Controller/Processor & the Duty to Register as a Data Controller and Processor of Major Importance’ and ‘Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Data.’