Rutendo Tavengerwei

Rutendo Tavengerwei is an expert on digital trade and AI governance in Africa. Her current research includes examining which data governance laws allow for the economic benefits of the region, as well as implications under the African Continental Free Trade Area's Digital Trade Protocol. 

Rutendo is a DPhil in Law Candidate at Oxford University, and holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, and a Master in International Law and Economics (MILE) from the World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland. 

She has worked for different international and national organisations including the World Trade Organisation, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the European Union, and the African Union. Rutendo has also published in the field of international economic law.