Afrobeats’ uneasy relationship with queerness at home in Nigeria

Afrobeats uneasy relationship with queerness at home in Nigeria

‘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 Black Pride in Atlanta, Georgia. Like every other Pride event …

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Finally: Gov’t Revises Sovereignty Bill After Public Concerns, Clarifies Definition Of “Foreigner”

Finally: Gov’t Revises Sovereignty Bill After Public Concerns, Clarifies Definition Of “Foreigner”

Viewers: 50,002 By Spy Uganda  The government has revised key provisions of the proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, following mounting concerns from stakeholders over its scope and potential implications, particularly regarding Ugandans living abroad. Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka and Minister of State for Internal Affairs David Muhoozi returned to the Joint Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and …

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Mukono CAO Commends District’s Technical Wing

Mukono CAO Commends Districts Technical Wing

Mukono District Local Government has convened its Monthly District Technical Planning Committee (DTPC) meeting at the CAO’s Boardroom, bringing together technical staff to review progress and plan for upcoming administrative transitions. While addressing the meeting, the Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Henry Ddamba, commended the technical staff for their continued dedication and service delivery to the people of Mukono District. He …

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MP Katabaazi criticizes the current form of sovereignty bill; says it has gaps

MP Katabaazi criticizes the current form of sovereignty bill says

A key feature of the bill is its expansion of state oversight into digital platforms, effectively bringing online activism, advocacy, and civic engagement under government regulation. Ugandan Parliament The proposed law would require individuals and organisations receiving foreign funding to register with a designated department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This process involves rigorous vetting procedures, including disclosure of …

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Isaiah Katumwa Breaks New Ground as New Days Hits Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay Chart

Isaiah Katumwa Breaks New Ground as New Days Hits Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay Chart

Ugandan saxophonist Isaiah Katumwa has reached a significant global milestone after his latest single New Days made its debut on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay Chart — a major moment for both his career and the country’s jazz industry. Early chart reports and confirmations from the artist indicate that New Days entered the rankings at No. 85, an impressive feat in a genre largely dominated by seasoned acts …

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The mind at work – The Observer

Sovereignty bill is not bad but passing it in its

Every nation ultimately reveals its true priorities in the way it treats those who build it. It is not in speeches, commemorative parades, or economic reports filled with ambitious projections and comforting statistics that a nation’s true values are found, but in the quiet spaces where its people work; behind office desks, on construction sites, in courtrooms, factories, farms, hospitals, …

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UTB leveraging commercial diplomacy to deepen Uganda’s tourism potential

UTB leveraging commercial diplomacy to deepen Ugandas tourism potential

Uganda is sharpening its tourism strategy, aligning diplomacy, market engagement, and on-the-ground experiences to strengthen visitor flows from key international markets ahead of the 2026 Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE). Working closely with its foreign missions, the ministry of Foreign Affairs and Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) is taking a more deliberate approach to how it engages priority markets, under …

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Abeeka Band set to change Uganda’s live music conversation

Abeeka Band set to change Ugandas live music conversation

For years, Uganda’s live band culture was often treated as the afterparty, something tucked into lounges, bars and late-night hangouts, where musicians breathed new life into other people’s songs while the “real stars” remained the original artists.But bands like Abeeka have quietly changed that script. After five years of building a reputation as one of Kampala’s most dependable live acts, …

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URSB marks World IP Day 2026 with focus on sports and innovation

URSB marks World IP Day 2026 with focus on sports

Ugandan policymakers, innovators, students, broadcasters, and leaders from the country’s sports fraternity joined the global community to mark World Intellectual Property Day 2026 at the Uganda Business Facilitation Centre in Kololo. The celebrations, organised by the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), highlighted the growing role of intellectual property (IP) in driving innovation, protecting talent, and unlocking economic value in sports. …

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Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila Hit With US Sanctions

Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila Hit With US Sanctions

Viewers: 90,002 By Spy Uganda The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has been hit with sanctions by the United States on Thursday. Washington accused him of supporting the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and its political-military arm, the Congo River Alliance (AFC). The US Treasury Department claims that, among other things, he has provided them with …

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Court Sentences Onyum to Death

Court Sentences Onyum to Death

Ggaba – High Court in Kampala seating as a Mobile Court at Ggaba Community Center presided over by Lady Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha, has sentenced Okello Onyum to Death sentence after being convicted of Counts of murder. Christopher okello onyum During the court seating on Thursday, Court ruled that Prosecution evidence, presented to Court, proved beyond reasonable doubt that Okello …

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