Adopting a new identity, Cameroon artist Mélo du Quartier says he wants music to bring people together Dayan N’Téni, known as “La Mélo du Quartier” since 2025, is a singer of mbolé, a Cameroonian musical genre that has made a name for itself in Europe and has its own following …
Read More »Will Speaker Among Walk the Kayihura Road to Investigation Without Conviction?
By Alexander Luyima / The Hoima Post For weeks, the political temperature in Uganda has simmered around one question: Will Speaker of Parliament Anita Among be taken to court? The answer, according to legal and political observers, may have less to do with the evidence against her and everything to …
Read More »Will Uganda’s Speaker Among Be Prosecuted or Protected?
By May 2026, pressure surrounding Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, had intensified dramatically. Allegations tied to undeclared wealth, security raids, and growing political speculation have pushed the country into another high-profile governance debate. But the central question remains: will the investigations actually lead to prosecution, or is Uganda witnessing …
Read More »Help us free 3 women imprisoned for roles in a ‘lesbian network’
Three friends in homophobic Cameroon can be set free for $213 each Donations are urgently needed to free eight prisoners, including Addie, Diane and Sonia. For their safety, in this article they are identified by pseudonyms. This illustration of Addie, Diane and Sonia was created by ChatGPT, based on descriptions …
Read More »Victory for trans and intersex people at Kenya High Court
A High Court ruling in Kenya on May 20 marks a historic step forward for the rights and recognition of transgender and intersex people. By affirming that Kenyans can seek changes to gender markers on official documents, the Court has recognized a fundamental truth: that dignity, identity, and legal recognition must go …
Read More »Bangladesh students expelled and jailed over alleged homosexuality
Five sent to jail over gay allegations at Bangladesh school Government Unani and Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Four students were expelled from their dormitories and five people were sent to jail after allegations of homosexuality made under torture, media reports allege. (Photo courtesy of Facebook) JMBF …
Read More »We have freed 56 LGBTQ prisoners. We need help to free 8 more
Readers’ donations will make a crucial difference in 8 LGBTQ prisoners’ lives. Word cloud shows the pseudonyms of the 56 prisoners for whom Project Not Alone has won early release. Five gay men and three lesbians deserve to be set free in Cameroon and Nigeria, where they are locked …
Read More »Prominent Senegal citizens fall victim to anti-gay sweep
Senegal’s anti-LGBTQ witch hunt racks up more than 100 arrests Presidential advisor Matar Ndiaga Seck was arrested May 15 on homosexuality charges. (Photo courtesy of Seneweb) The status of human rights in Senegal is “grave and rapidly deteriorating”, says the LGBTQ rights organization Pan Africa ILGA (PAI) Abuses of LGBTQ …
Read More »Selective Prosecution or Genuine Reform? Uganda’s Anita Among Controversy Raises Tough Questions
Ronald Kasirye | The Hoima Post In Uganda’s increasingly polarized political climate, the scrutiny surrounding Anita Among has reopened a longstanding national debate about corruption, political loyalty, and accountability under President Yoweri Museveni. Critics argue that Among’s wealth did not emerge suddenly, nor was it accumulated in secrecy. Over the …
Read More »Politics of Protection: Why the Prosecution of Uganda’s Speaker Raises More Questions Than Answers
Analysis & Investigative Report KIGO, UGANDA On a quiet compound in the lakeside suburb of Kigo, two symbols of excess now sit behind police lines. The first is a Rolls Royce. The second is a Range Rover bearing personalised “AAA” plates. Both belong to the Speaker of the Parliament of …
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