The Friendly Troll
The Friendly Troll is a podcast with observations of the global tech industry from the perspective of the Global South. Our trolling is meant to enlighten listeners and explore interesting topics from a new point of view. The podcast is produced by CIPIT, the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law, at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Friendly Troll
2025 in Review: Africa’s AI Policy & Governance Landscape
In this episode of The Friendly Troll Podcast, the AI Policy Team at CIPIT, Josephine Kaaniru, Irene Makau, and Cynthia Nzuki, join their Team Lead and host, Florence Ogonjo, to unpack the year’s major activities and developments in Africa’s AI policy landscape. They walk through key research outputs, events, and evolving trends in AI governance, while also sharing updates on the AI Policy Team’s ongoing work at CIPIT. This episode of TFT covers;
- Research & Policy Highlights
- Overview of CIPIT’s research across events, reports, and Africa’s AI landscape
Episode Highlights Include:
- State of AI In Africa report 2025
- Watch sessions of the 2nd Conference on the State of AI in Africa 2025
- AI Governance Webinar Series:
- Ethical AI Starts with Data Linking Curation, Workers’ Rights and Outputs
- AI and Intellectual Property: Protecting African Datasets
- The Evolving AI Governance Landscape in Africa: A Multidisciplinary Approach
- The NOODL Solution- You can find more about the NOODL License and access it via this link
- Josephine’s presentation at the Africa Law Tech Festival
To interact with research work mentioned in the podcast and other AI research- AI Policy Team work on the website
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Music:
Intro/Outro – https://pixabay.com/music/id-102694/