The logo of the Legislative Drafting Guidelines comes from the Akan people of West Africa. It is the "nyansapo" ("wisdom knot"), symbol of wisdom, ingenuity, intelligence and patience. An especially revered symbol of the Akan, this symbol conveys the idea that a wise person has the capacity to choose the best means to attain a goal.

We think that it may well represent the ambitions of the Guidelines that want to promote a commitment to improving the quality of lawmaking and to achieving simplicity, clarity and consistency in the laws of Africa.