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Pope Leo XIV Says AI Doesn’t Undergo Experiences & Has No Moral Conscience

There’s plenty of discussion on whether current AI systems are conscious, and the Pope too has chimed in. Pope Leo XIV — the first American pope, a former mathematics major,...

REPORT: Police Top Human Rights Violation Complaints in 2025 

The Uganda Police Force has once again emerged as the leading institution in human rights violation complaints, according...

American doctor tests positive for Ebola in DR Congo outbreak

An American doctor working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has tested positive for Ebola amid the...

PLATINUM CREDIT EXPOSED! Court Fines It Sh11.6M,Bosses Face 10-Year Jail Term as Borrowers Decry Its ‘Dirty Deals’

Shockwaves are tearing through East Africa’s money lending industry after microfinance giant Platinum Credit was ordered to pay a Kenyan...

Hon Crispin Kaheru: Expectations in this kisanja “no more sleep for all Ugandans”

By Hon Crispin Kaheru - Member, Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC). What awaits H.E. President Yoweri Museveni in...

CITES, Indigenous People, and Local Communities – Wildlife Trade Report from TRAFFIC

Following a series of landmark events this summer, TRAFFIC continues spotlighting the growing momentum behind Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) in Central Africa...

World Day Against Child Labour: 138 million children still trapped in child labour

On this year’s World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June, the International Trade Union Confederation-ITUC has called on the global community to act with...

How Trans Ugandans are building power through business

Achen, not her real name, is a soft-spoken 26-year-old from northern Uganda. She never imagined she would run a business, let alone one that...

CHILDREN IN SUDAN FACING CATASTROPHE AS WAR ENTERS ITS 2ND YEAR  

June 3, 2024. One year and two months since violence exploded in Sudan, Northeast Africa and as the ensuing crisis continues to deepen, the...

HOW UGANDAN MARKET WOMEN ARE THRIVING AMID CHALLENGES

In 1990, Ms. Jane Bigirwa lost her husband, becoming a young widow at the age of 26. She was working as a primary teacher,...