The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) presents significant regulatory challenges, particularly in regions such as Africa, where existing frameworks often lag in technological developments. As AI reshapes traditional paradigms, the current international human rights framework reveals conceptual gaps, raising critical questions about whether existing policies should be amended or if new, specific frameworks are required.

This report comprehensively analyses the legal and policy frameworks governing AI in five East African countries—Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Mauritius, and Zambia—to explore how these laws and policies integrate human rights, ethical considerations, and transparency.

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