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PortuguêsArtificial Intelligence & Data Centres
Legal guidance for Rwanda’s AI and digital infrastructure growth.
About WAYAN
Expert legal and strategic advisory in Rwanda
WAYAN is a leading law firm in Rwanda providing expert legal and strategic advisory services in Financial Services, Government Strategic Investment Projects, Artificial Intelligence & Data Centres, Data Protection & Cybersecurity, Intellectual Property, Strategic Advisory & Management Consulting, Corporate Governance, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Pro Bono. We help businesses, government institutions, and organisations navigate complex legal and regulatory challenges with confidence, delivering practical solutions tailored to their needs.
Part A
Artificial Intelligence
- 01
AI regulatory compliance and governance
- Advice under Rwanda’s National AI Policy, plus monitoring of the new National AI Agency’s rules as they are issued.
- Where clients operate across borders, compliance with foreign regimes such as the EU AI Act.
- Drafting AI governance frameworks, acceptable-use policies and board oversight structures.
- 02
Data protection for AI
- Compliance with Law No. 058/2021 on personal data and privacy: lawful basis for processing, consent, registration with the National Cyber Security Authority (NCSA), and cross-border data transfers.
- Data protection impact assessments for AI systems.
- 03
AI contracts and transactions
- Drafting and negotiating AI licensing, software-as-a-service, procurement and development agreements.
- Contract terms on liability, warranties, service levels and data use for AI vendors and the clients who buy from them.
- 04
Intellectual property and data rights
- Ownership of AI models, training data and AI-generated outputs.
- Data licensing and protection of confidential information.
- 05
AI in corporate and investment transactions
- AI-focused due diligence (IP, data, cybersecurity, regulatory) in mergers and acquisitions and investments.
- Structuring investment into AI start-ups.
- 06
Sector-specific AI advice
- AI in financial services (fintech, credit scoring, anti-money-laundering tools), health and the public sector.
- Use of AI in recruitment and workplace decisions under Rwandan labour law.
- 07
AI disputes
- Disputes over AI contracts, data breaches and IP.
- Resolution through our Alternative Dispute Resolution practice.
Part B
Data Centres and Digital Infrastructure
- 01
Project development and site acquisition
- Land acquisition and leasing.
- Zoning, construction and environmental permits.
- Investment incentives and registration with the Rwanda Development Board.
- 02
Government and public-private partnership (PPP) projects
- Structuring and negotiating government-backed or PPP data centre projects. See our Government Strategic Investment Projects practice.
- 03
Energy and power
- Power purchase agreements, renewable energy supply, grid connection agreements and backup power arrangements.
- 04
Construction
- EPC and other construction contracts, contractor and supplier agreements, and construction disputes.
- 05
Financing
- Project finance, development finance institution funding, equity and joint venture structures, and lender-side advice.
- 06
Commercial and customer contracts
- Colocation, hosting, cloud and managed services agreements.
- Master services agreements and service level agreements.
- 07
Telecom and connectivity
- Licensing with the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA).
- Fibre agreements, including long-term capacity rights (indefeasible rights of use, IRUs), and cross-border connectivity contracts.
- 08
Data sovereignty and cybersecurity
- Data localisation and cross-border transfer rules, cybersecurity compliance, and incident response planning.
- 09
Mergers, acquisitions and investment
- Buying, selling and investing in data centre assets, joint ventures and fund investments.
- 10
Sustainability (ESG)
- Energy efficiency, emissions reporting and water use. Related guidance: Corporate Governance.
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Artificial Intelligence & Data Centres
We help businesses, government institutions, and organisations navigate complex legal and regulatory challenges with confidence, delivering practical solutions tailored to their needs.