Nairobi — Campaigners say anti-rights movements are increasingly using family law to challenge women’s rights to inheritance, property, divorce and child custody. Women’s rights advocates, judges and lawyers have launched a coordinated campaign to reform family laws that discriminate against women and girls in Africa. While the past decade has brought important legal advances in…
US and Chinese delegations are discussing AI guardrails at their Beijing summit and will set up a protocol for best practices to keep non-state bad actors from exploiting the most powerful AI models. Bessent told CNBC in a pre-recorded interview on Thursday that it was “of utmost importance” that the US maintain its lead over…
Dar es Salaam — TANZANIA is set to coordinate the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dialogue in October, this year as part of efforts to strengthen cooperation on employment creation, labour relations and skills development between Gulf and African countries. The announcement was made by the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (Labour, Employment…
Kampala, Uganda — The efforts aim to stifle dissent across the region, despite various treaty protections of freedom of movement. Agather Atuhaire, a journalist and human rights activist, traveled to Tanzania in May to observe the trial of Tundu Lissu, a Tanzanian opposition leader charged by the government with treason. But a day after she…
