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Polling showed that 32% opposed a harsh anti-LGBTQ bill. Mussah Dunkwah, executive director of Global Info Analytics. (Photo courtesy of Channel 1) About a third of Ghana’s citizens oppose a harsh anti-LGBTQ bill such as the one the parliament approved on a voice vote on May 29. That’s contrary to …

Critics say law will impede LGBTQI advocacy in Uganda Patrick Isiagi, the chairperson of the parliamentary budget committee, confers with then Speaker Anita Among during 2024 budget deliberations. (Photo courtesy Parliament of Uganda) Uganda has enacted a new law giving the state far-reaching powers to go after whoever or whatever …

Readers have contributed enough to free 3 lesbians, but not yet 5 gay men. Donations are urgently needed to free five innocent LGBTI prisoners. For their safety, in this article they are identified by pseudonyms. Illustration depicting two of the innocent gay prisoners who can be released if readers support …

But if it does, the economy of the west-central African nation could suffer. Gabon President Brice Oligui Nguema in 2023. (Photo courtesy of The Cable) Political observers in the Central African nation of Gabon predict that the country will soon make same-sex relations a crime again, just as it briefly …

By Nathan Bwelenga | The Hoima Post As Uganda grapples with economic challenges, governance concerns, and growing public frustration, an increasingly popular narrative is emerging. Many citizens are searching for a strong leader who can cut through bureaucracy and deliver solutions. Yet history repeatedly shows that societies often pay a …

By Ronald Kasirye | The Hoima Post When Yoweri Museveni captured power in 1986, he did so as a revolutionary promising a new Uganda. He condemned dictatorship, criticized leaders who overstayed in office, and pledged to build democratic institutions that would outlive any individual. Nearly four decades later, many Ugandans …

Court has thrown out a case in which Makerere University had sought for orders to evict city Pastor Daniel Walugembe from land at Katanga near Wandegeya in Kampala.  Makerere had filed a case against Pastor Walugembe and Abdu Ssekajja seeking for a court declaration that there is no kibanja interest …

Cameroon: ‘Don’t come with people like that. Don’t bring them here’, said morgue staff Memorial for Doloresse on Instagram Human rights activists in Cameroon expressed outrage over last month’s murder of prominent Cameroonian trans woman Dolores (also known as Doloresse) and urged police to bring her killers to justice. They …

The Administration of Mulago National Referral Hospital has asked for cancellation of the land title held by Makerere University over ownership of land at Katanga near Wandegeya. In the fresh contest between two government bodies, the health providing entity led by Dr Rosemary Byanyima is accusing the top academic institution …

A section of lawyers has criticized the High Court order that was issued to stop the execution of a decision of the lawyers’ disciplinary body scrapping off Richard Buzibira from the roll of advocates. The lawyers claim that Buzibira used a wrong procedure to appeal against the Law Council decision …