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KEY AMENDMENTS TO THE ARIPO HARARE PROTOCOL NOW IN EFFECT

Following a notice issued by the Director General of ARIPO, Bemanya Twebaze, on 31 January 2025, amendments to the Harare Protocol and its Regulations came into effect on 1 March 2025. The Harare...

Yesterday, we had the immense honor of welcoming Senior Counsel George Kashindi to our chamber.

Yesterday, we had the immense honor of welcoming Senior Counsel George Kashindi to our chamber. Senior Counsel Kashindi is a partner at Munyao, Muthama & Kashindi Advocates, a...

“ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN AFRICA ” Legal Framework and Social Responsibility

I. INTRODUCTION “Africa is not fully prepared to seize the enormous opportunities that AI presents” H.E. CYRIL RAMAPHOSA, in first edition of AI Blueprint in 2021. ChatGpt, Claude, Gemini, and the...

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...