Teki Akuetteh Falconer





Teki is a legal expert specializing in ICT law, privacy, and data protection in Africa. A Senior Partner at Nsiah Akuetteh & Co. in Accra, she has worked extensively on ICT law and policy for over a decade. As an ICT Legal Expert at Ghana’s Ministry of Communications (2008–2014), she played a key role in drafting and passing several major ICT laws, including the Data Protection Act, Electronic Transactions Act, and National Communications Authority Act.

She was Ghana’s first Data Protection Commission Executive Director, leading the implementation of the country’s data protection framework. She also co-chaired the Common Thread Network for Commonwealth data protection authorities and served on the UN Special Rapporteur on Privacy Task Force. A recognized thought leader, she has spoken at global events such as the Global Privacy Summit, EU Cyber Forum, and Mobile World Congress.

Teki is the Founder and Executive Director of the Africa Digital Rights Hub, a think tank promoting digital rights across Africa, and convenes the Data Protection Africa Summit. She holds an LLM in IT and Telecommunications Law from the University of Strathclyde and a BA in Law and Political Science from the University of Ghana. Currently, she is the Publications and Africa Liaison Officer for the International Bar Association’s Communications Law Committee.






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