Bio
Femi
Femi is a dual Nigerian - UK citizen; he is the Founder and Managing Director of Hosted in Africa Group Limited, which has an uBuntu mission, demonstrating Global Africa's force for global good; this entity established the HiA Network in 2021, which provides independent, self hosted, state of the art, virtual networking and collaboration spaces - targeting Global Africans, friends and allies.
Femi was appointed as a part time Independent Monitor in the Tanzanian mining sector, overseeing an Independent Grievance Mechanism (IGM), set up to deal with alleged human rights violations, with the task to assess the IGM's adherence to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs).
Femi has been resident within the East African region since 2008 and in addition to providing legal services in the cross over between human rights and corporate commercial matters, he has become a recognised expert legal trainer, adding legal tech and systems to his area of expertise.
Over the last few years, Femi has assisted the African Legal Support Facility, Strathmore University, the Law Society of Kenya, the International Senior Lawyers Project, the Uongozi Institute, the Law School of Tanzania, and A4ID, in respect of their capacity building efforts. Between 2017-2020, Femi, as its first Executive Director, played a leading role establishing the ALN Academy and continued to provide the organisation with independent advisory services after his departure.
Femi was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1999, he practised in the UK for over a decade as a human rights specialist and remains an Associate Member of Garden Court Chambers London.