AGA-AFRICA Programme

Cybercrime Substantive Offences, Cybercrime and Digital Investigations Workshop for Prosecutors with the Office of the Director Public Prosecutions of Uganda

Uganda adopted a number of cyber laws in 2011, including the Computer Misuse Act, to protect users from bad actors and to regulate e-commerce. These laws, however, remain largely unimplemented due to capacity constraints of both law enforcement and prosecutors. To facilitate capacity building, the AGA-Africa Programme collaborated with the Office of the Director Public […]

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‘Platform Liability in E-Commerce: Consumer Be Aware: The Wild World of E-Commerce’ Webinar with the Department of Private Law and IP Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa

It is crucial for countries to propose rules that would require online platforms to take proactive measures to detect and remove illegal content and become more transparent about their content moderation policies. Against this backdrop, the AGA-Africa Programme partnered with the Department of Private Law and the Centre For IP Law at the University Of […]

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Asset Forfeiture Regime Under Nigerian Law Workshop with the National Judicial Institute of Nigeria (NJI), Nigeria

With increasing sophistication of financial crimes, it has become imperative that assets of the criminals are identified before arrest. Additionally, with the evolution of the capital market in Nigeria, it has become important to improve the Bench’s view of the capital market.  Lending to support these efforts, the AGA-Africa Programme collaborated with the National Judicial […]

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1st International Symposium on Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement with the Anti-Counterfeit Authority, Kenya

AGA-Africa Programme Board Member, Markus Green, International Advisor, John Edozie and Programme Director and Country Coordinator for Kenya, Chukukere Unamba-Oparah, represented the Programme’s leadership at the 1st International Symposium on Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement on 13th-15th June, 2023, where distinguished delegates converged at the Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi. The AGA-Africa Programme were the […]

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‘Whole of Community Approach in Countering Narcotic Drug and Human Trafficking’ Workshop with the Criminal Investigations Department, Ghana Police Service, Food and Drugs Authority and the Narcotics Control Commission, Ghana

Human trafficking, drug trafficking and drug abuse are often interlinked. There is need for awareness and sensitization campaigns to adopt a prevention centred approach to enlighten communities on how to prevent drug trafficking and abuse. This will in turn, reduce the instances of drug-related human trafficking cases.   To support capacity building, the AGA-Africa Programme […]

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