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New report shows LGBTQ Ugandans fear police reprisals when making complaints Uganda Police spokesperson Rusoke Kituuma (Photo courtesy of Business Times Uganda) A new study by the Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) has revealed that Uganda‘s Anti-Homosexuality Act has had a far-reaching negative impact on the ability of …

More than six years after Botswana’s courts struck down the ban on same-sex intimacy, the government has now formally removed the discriminatory provisions from the law. By Luis de Barros It has emerged that, on 26 March, the government published a notice amending the Penal Code by deleting paragraphs (a) …

By Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post The Lubowa International Specialized Hospital project was initially presented as a transformative initiative for Uganda’s healthcare system. It was envisioned as a modern facility designed to reduce international medical referrals, generate long-term public savings, and establish Uganda as a regional leader in advanced …

Ugandans in the diaspora are raising concern over recent developments involving Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu, a senior figure within the National Unity Platform. The unfolding situation has prompted renewed debate about the intersection of law, politics, and democratic accountability in Uganda. Nyanzi, who serves as Head of International Relations for the …

‘Allyship needs to be loud’ The Nigerian music genre Afrobeats is flourishing on global stages that celebrate queer pride, even as queerness remains criminalised at home. Yemi Alade By Bolaji Akinwande On August 27, 2024, Nigerian Afrobeat superstars Yemi Alade and Omawumi became the first African women to headline Global …

Zambia’s anti-HIV program, which saved 100,000s of lives, has begun to crumble. Lewis Chifuta, a patient with advanced H.I.V. disease, in the men’s ward at the Mpongwe mission hospital in northern Zambia. (Photo courtesy of The New York Times) Dire predictions immediately followed the Trump administration’s decision in early 2025 …

One of Russia’s largest publishers said on April 22 that some staff were being questioned by authorities over possible “LGBT propaganda” in its book catalogue, part of broader limits on gay and transgender ​rights under President Vladimir Putin.Russian media reported on Tuesday raids by ‌Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes serious …

But first his cruel anti-LGBTQ bill would have to become law in Ghana Angel Maxine (Photo courtesy of AfricanArguments.org) The debate over Ghana’s harsh anti-LGBTQ+ bill grew personal last week as one of the bill’s leading supporters declared that, not only should the bill be passed and enacted, but also that …

Yas lives under constant fear since her attack in Cameroon Homeless transgender woman Yas lying on her makeshift bed in Douala, Cameroon. By Steeves Winner Yas—a homeless transgender woman in Douala, Cameroon—lives under the constant threat of violence and stigmatization. Yas was recently the victim of an attempted assault orchestrated …

Lawyers and family members have strongly rubbished claims circulation on local news websites that Supreme Court has uphold the controversial settlement agreement on Dr Muhammad Buwule Kasasa’s multibilion Mutungo hill Jabaru Luyima one of the lawyers representing the aggrieved family members and two Dr Kasasa’s administrators, Moses Kanyike Kasasa and …