AU chief flags disputes over gay rights, justice in EU talks

Chief Justice, Augustino Ramadhani The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) has elected its new leadership body placing Tanzania’s Chief Justice Augustino Ramadhani as the new president of Africa’s continental court. The new governing bureau was approved at the beginning of its 34th Ordinary Session here on Monday where Lady Justice Elsie N. Thompson was honoured the new court’s Vice President. The current bureau replaces Hon. Lady Justice Sophia A. B. Akuffo and Hon....

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SECRETARY General of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), Mr Abdulrahman Kinana, has directed local leaders in Ngorongoro council to meet ministers for Lands, Housing and Human Settlement Development and that of Natural Resources and Tourism to ...

Uganda's leader asks the US to advise a team of scientists about homosexuality, as he considers whether to sign a law increasing punishments.

Alice Nkom, a Cameroonian lawyer known for her campaign to improve gay rights in Africa, receives an award from Amnesty International.

#BBCTrending investigates a Coca Cola website that prohibits the word 'gay'

Belgium's gay Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo calls on African leaders to respect the rights of minorities, including homosexuals, saying their "persecution" cannot be tolerated.

US President Obama tells the BBC he will continue to deliver his "blunt message" about gay rights and discrimination on his trip to Kenya and Ethiopia.

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Chief Justice Mohamed Othman Chande
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Chief Justice Mohamed Othman Chande has condemned the length of time it took for a case to be concluded and a ruling given, calling for a speeded up process for a case to take not more than a year or within eighteen months period. He told the press ...

Chief Justice, Mohamed Chande Othman
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Chief Justice Mohamed Chande Othman has underlined the need for Judiciary staff to ensure courts of law recapture public, saying their image stands tainted by corruption and various other unethical practices. Opening a two-day Judiciary workers ...