In Angola, activists get arrested for hosting human rights workshop
“I wasn’t even at the meeting, but they came to fetch me and then kept me in an overcrowded jail for over a month without any good reason.”
Kenya is 2nd African country to safeguard business human rights
Kenya’s National Action Plan will see the government, together with stakeholders, seek to implement and enforce all manner of business human rights issues
EU accuses Meta of antitrust breaches with classified ads
The European Union has accused Facebook parent Meta of breaching antitrust rules by distorting competition in the online classified ads business. In its complaint following an investigation launched last year, the EU’s executive commission took issue with the tech company tying its online classified ad business, Facebook Marketplace, to Facebook. It’s also concerned that Meta […]
Ketepa Tea introduced to the Ghana market through AFCTFA
Kenya has introduced its brands of tea in Ghana through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) market. The introduction of KETEPA tea deepens the bilateral trade between the two countries and commitment to maximise the opportunities AfCFTA presents. Ghana had earlier through its National Coordination Office of AfCFTA shipped palm kernel oil and ceramics […]
Nigeria enacts tech start-ups law which could spark African wave
Africa faces a scarcity of legislations that enable a robust regulatory atmosphere to foster growth and innovation in tech-ecosystem. Lawrence Ochulor Senior Associate and Team Lead at Babalakin & Co, a full-service commercial law firm based in Nigeria says this has hampered the economic growth and development of the content. Ochulor says countries across Africa […]
A Twitter Post, Social Media Outrage and a Revealing Survey
Social media has been on a frenzy the past few weeks due to a twitter post that tried throwing jabs at a pupil for the mode of transport she chose. Since there was no backstory, netizens made assumptions and picked a side to battle for. This particularly sparked outrage from the young bar members as […]
Equity Bank Ordered to Pay Eric Nyadida Ksh 5 million in Landmark Ruling
Eric Nyadida is finally the hope of many young creative Kenyans who have lost hope of ever reaping benefits from their creative work. This is after the High Court ruled in his favour, in a ten- year long legal battle with Equity Bank. The lender has been ordered to pay Eric Obiero Nyadida KES 5 […]
Inter-Parliamentary Union IPU, meets in Rwanda to Deliberate Over Gender Sensitive Parliaments as Drivers of Change
The Parliament of Rwanda is hosting the 145th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and its related meetings in Kigali from this week, where more than 1200 delegates, will hold discussions on the theme ‘Gender equality and gender-sensitive parliaments as drivers of change for a more resilient and peaceful world’. The delegation which includes some […]
African Union Hosts Regional meeting On Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls
The African Union AU indicates that there have been notable improvements in the adoption of human rights instruments and policies on ending Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) both at the continental and regional levels by the Member States. The African Union, in the framework of the Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme, in collaboration with […]
Exide Batteries First Commodity to Trade Under the CFTA
Associated Battery Manufacturing EA Ltd becomes the first Kenyan company to trade under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), following the exportation of exide batteries worth Sh9.3million to Ghana. Launched for trading in January 2021, CFTA is a game changer in overall global trade, and Africa, which accounts for 2% of global trade and […]
