Regulatory monitoring across African jurisdictions

Never miss a relevant regulatory change and understand what it means.

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Afriwise Regulatory Monitoring keeps legal, compliance and regulatory teams on top of change across the African jurisdictions in which they operate — relevant developments reviewed by Afriwise editors, with the available primary source attached.

Enacted and proposed measures

Follow change before and after it becomes law.

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Reviewed by Afriwise editors

A clear summary and contextual explanation.

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Primary sources attached

The available source, where a published source exists.

Across countries, topics and sectors

Monitoring scoped to your footprint.

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Dates and deadlines tracked

Effective dates, consultation windows, transitional periods.

The combination behind every alert

Technology, editors, in-country experts.

One structured environment for monitoring regulatory change across your African markets.
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Follow a development through the regulatory process

Proposed
Open for consultation
Before parliament
Adopted
Awaiting commencement
In force

Proposed measures are tracked as they move — with key dates followed in the Regulatory Events Calendar.

From regulatory development to informed action

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Select your monitoring scope

Choose the jurisdictions and areas of law to be alerted on.

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Afriwise monitors relevant sources

Editors, technology and the in-country network monitor the relevant sources.

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Developments are reviewed and classified

Each development is categorised — jurisdiction, legal area, dates, issuing authority.

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Receive the alert and available source

A clear summary, with the available primary source attached.

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Assess relevance and next steps

Assess context and impact — involve an in-country expert where needed.

The combination of technology, editors and an in-country network

Sources beyond conventional reach

Afriwise does not rely solely on publicly accessible websites. Its editorial team and in-country network help identify legal and regulatory materials that may be fragmented, difficult to locate or not generally available online.

Editors review adds context

A source document alone does not always explain why a development matters. Afriwise editors review, classify and summarise relevant developments, so you can determine what deserves attention and where further assessment may be required.

The underlying source stays visible

Where a published source exists, move from the alert to the underlying legislation, regulation or notice — verify the development yourself and continue your own analysis.

Built on longstanding monitoring experience

Powered by more than 20 years of regulatory-monitoring experience supporting highly regulated organisations — Sentinel's capabilities now form part of the wider Afriwise legal and regulatory intelligence platform.

"An immediate bird's eye view on the regulatory framework of our industry. The automatic alerts keep me on top of any change heading our way to prepare proactively."
Head of Legal for English- & Portuguese-speaking Africa, a global science and technology company

Move from everything that is changing to what matters to your organisation

Afriwise Regulatory Monitoring identifies developments across selected jurisdictions and legal areas. An Interactive Legal Universe goes further: it defines the specific legislation relevant to an organisation, operation, site or business activity — and monitors that selected body of law as it changes. Legal and compliance teams can distinguish between a potentially relevant market development, a change to legislation that applies to the organisation, and a requirement that should become a tracked obligation or action.

Use specialist advice where the facts require it

Regulatory alerts and analysis provide general legal and regulatory intelligence. They do not replace legal advice based on an organisation's particular activities, structure, licences or circumstances. Where a development requires more, users can request clarification about its general meaning or status, identify an appropriate in-country specialist, arrange a call with a relevant expert, or request proposals from partner firms for more substantive work.

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See change coming and know what requires attention

Give your legal, compliance and regulatory teams one structured environment for monitoring legal developments across the African jurisdictions in which your organisation operates.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Afriwise Regulatory Monitoring?
A solution for tracking legal and regulatory developments across African jurisdictions. Powered by Sentinel, it combines source monitoring, editors review, structured alerts, proposed-measure tracking, regulatory dates and access to underlying legal sources. The precise depth of monitoring varies by jurisdiction, legal area and service configuration.
Which jurisdictions are monitored?
Afriwise monitors legal and regulatory developments across a broad range of African jurisdictions. The subjects, sources, frequency and depth of editorial coverage vary by country. The Afriwise Coverage page provides more detailed information, and customer proposals define the monitoring scope included.
What types of developments are included?
Depending on the jurisdiction and service, monitoring may include legislation, regulations, subordinate instruments, bills, draft regulations, consultations, regulator notices, official gazettes, policy developments, commencement notices, significant case law (Case Law Watch, where available) and relevant legal and regulatory news (Media Watch, where included).
Are primary sources included?
Where a published source is available, Afriwise provides or links to the relevant source supporting the alert. Some developments may initially be identified through an official announcement or another reliable source before the final underlying document becomes available.
Does every alert include impact analysis?
Relevant developments are reviewed and summarised by Afriwise editors. The depth of contextual or impact-oriented explanation depends on the jurisdiction, development and monitoring service included. Afriwise alerts provide general regulatory intelligence; assessing the precise effect on a particular organisation may require internal analysis or matter-specific legal advice.
Can Afriwise monitor proposed legislation?
Yes. Depending on the available coverage, Afriwise tracks bills, draft regulations, consultation papers and other proposed measures as they progress. Users can follow the status of a proposal and identify consultation periods, expected effective dates and other relevant milestones.
Can users receive reminders about important dates?
Yes. Relevant effective dates, consultation deadlines, transitional periods and other regulatory events can be tracked through the Regulatory Events Calendar where available.
Can monitoring be tailored to our organisation?
Monitoring can be configured by jurisdiction, area of law, act or relevant keywords. For monitoring a defined body of legislation such as your regulatory universe, Afriwise also offers an Interactive Legal Universe.
Does Afriwise monitor sources that are not online?
Afriwise does not rely solely on publicly accessible websites. It combines its access to legal and regulatory sources, gazettes, regulators, in-country experts and its own specialised editors to identify and organise relevant developments. However, no monitoring service can guarantee that every unpublished or inaccessible development will be identified.
How many regulatory developments does Afriwise monitor?
Afriwise's editorial team currently identifies and reviews over 1,500 legal and regulatory developments each month across its monitoring coverage. The number varies over time and does not represent the number of alerts each individual customer will receive.
Can I ask a follow-up question about an alert?
Yes. Depending on the service and jurisdiction, users can request to be connected with an appropriate in-country legal expert. Matter-specific legal advice may require a separate engagement with the relevant firm.
Does an Afriwise alert constitute legal advice?
No. Afriwise alerts provide general legal and regulatory information and analysis. They do not replace legal advice based on the particular facts, activities or circumstances of an organisation.