Legal analysis of laws, policies and government strategies relating to AI in Kenya, Mauritius, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia

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 across five East African countries—Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda—as well as Mauritius and Zambia to explore how these laws and policies integrate human rights, ethical considerations and transparency.

Through TrustLaw, in a partnership with The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, we connected Paradigm Initiative with legal experts at ALP East Africa, B&M Legal Practitioners (Bowmans Zambia), Bowmans Mauritius and Tanzania, K-Solutions & Partners (ALN Rwanda), TripleOKLaw LLP, and Cavendrys to develop this report.