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Court News: Center for Human Rights and Others V. The United Republic of Tanzania

On 5th February, 2025 the African Court on Human and peoples’ rights delivered a landmark judgement, the court delivered a decision in the case of center for Human rights and Others V. the United...

AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING IN APPLICATION NO. 007/2023, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO V REPUBLIC OF RWANDA, 12 AND 13 FEBRUARY 2025

Arusha, 10 February 2025: The African Court on Human & Peoples’ Rights (the Court/AfCHPR) will on Wednesday, 12 February and Thursday 13 February 2025, hold a Public Hearing in the...

Thank You to Unwanted Witness for Visiting Kigali Attorneys!

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of welcoming the Unwanted Witness team to our offices in Kigali. It was a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas, explore new opportunities, and discuss potential...

THE DIGITAL TRADE PROTOCOL UNDER THE AfCFTA :  WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR RWANDA’S E-COMMERCE? 

One of the important protocols forming part of the set of agreements within the African continental free trade(AfCFTA) is the digital protocol.this protocol has the very important task of defining the...

News Development on Intellectual Property law

LIBYA SUSPENDS TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS On 15 January 2025, the Libyan Ministry of Economy issued Ministerial Decision No. 2 of 2025, revoking all trademark applications filed between 2 April and 2...

LES OBLIGATIONS ENVIRONNEMENTALES DES ENTREPRISES AU RWANDA : CADRE JURIDIQUE ET MISE EN CONFORMITE

Le Rwanda, souvent appelé le « pays des mille collines », a gagné une réputation mondiale pour son engagement en faveur de la durabilité environnementale. Ce pays d’Afrique de l’Est a mis en...

INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS:HOW TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS?

INTRODUCTION Mr. Yves N., a Rwandan businessman specializing in tea imports, traveled to Konya, Turkey in April 2024 to purchase tea bagging machines. After a successful facility visit and quick...

GUIDELINES N° 001/CMA_G/2023 OF 29/03/2023 ON PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORISM FINANCING IN CAPITAL MARKETS

DIRECTIVES N° 001/CMA_G/2023 DU 29/03/2023 LA PRÉVENTION DU BLANCHIMENT D’ARGENT ET DU FINANCEMENT DU TERRORISME SUR LES MARCHÉS DE CAPITAUX...

CAPITAL MARKET GUIDELINES N°11 ON ISSUANCE OF COMMERCIAL PAPERS

REGLEMENTS RELATIFS AU MARCHE DES CAPITAUX N°11 REGISSANT L’EMISSION DES EFFETS DE COMMERCE...