Dar es Salaam, March 20 -- DODOMA: STAKEHOLDERS have called on the government to accelerate the ratification of the African Disability Protocol (ADP) to strengthen the protection of persons with disabilities and ensure their rights are upheld.

The ADP serves as a legal framework for African Union (AU) member states to develop disability-inclusive laws and policies tailored to their national contexts.

Adopted in January 2018 during the 30th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly, the protocol is yet to be ratified by Tanzania.

The appeal was made recently in Dodoma by representatives of organisations advocating for persons with disabilities and journalists during a training session organised by Sight Savers to enhance awareness of the prot...