Tanzania Interested in Exploring Ethiopia's Experience in AI-Assisted Tribunal Hearings

Addis Ababa, October 29, 2026 (ENA) —The Tanzanian Finance Commissioner for Financial Sector Development, Dionisia Peter Mjema, has expressed interest in exploring artificial intelligence for tribunal hearings, citing Ethiopia's experience as a useful lesson for improving efficiency and reducing human error.

The Commissioner made the remarks following a visit to Ethiopia's Capital Market Administrative Tribunal, where the Tanzanian delegation learned about the country's legal and regulatory framework for capital markets and the tribunal's operations.

She said the delegation was particularly interested in Ethiopia's plan to develop AI-assisted hearings that could help improve the timely resolution of cases.

 

According to the Commissioner, Tanzania could explore similar technology to modernize its tribunal's courtroom operations.

The application of AI in hearings was an area of interest in the country's financial sector development efforts, she added.

During the visit, the delegation also toured Ethiopia's capital market institutions, including the Ethiopian Securities Exchange and the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange, providing insights into the institutional arrangements supporting the country's developing capital market.

 

Mjema said Tanzania could draw lessons from Ethiopia's experience in building institutional expertise, particularly the international exposure of professionals working in its capital market institutions.

She also highlighted the importance of raising awareness of capital market products and services so that more companies, including small and medium-sized enterprises, could benefit from capital market financing.

For his part, Eliad E. Mndeme, a lawyer and member of Tanzania’s Capital Market Tribunal, said the delegation learned how Ethiopia’s tribunal uses technology to facilitate electronic complaint filing and virtual hearings, allowing participants to follow proceedings remotely.

 

The tribunal also uses artificial intelligence to transcribe spoken proceedings into written records, with the system reportedly achieving 87 percent accuracy, he said, adding that the tribunal is working with the Artificial Intelligence Institute of Ethiopia to improve its accuracy further.

Mndeme pointed out that these practices offered useful lessons for Tanzania, particularly in applying technology to make dispute resolution more accessible and efficient.

He also highlighted the tribunal’s efforts to prepare a guidebook on dispute-resolution mechanisms for lawyers and judges, saying public awareness of the system helps strengthen investor confidence by demonstrating that capital market disputes can be handled through an impartial and independent body.