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Cameroon human rights groups provided legal aid and food for unjustly prisoned men Yaoundé Central Prison in Cameroon. (Photo courtesy of Andy Kopsa) Five queer men in Cameroon are counting the days until their scheduled release from prison on Feb. 6 after serving a four-month sentence for homosexual activity. For their security, their names are withheld in this article. They …

Stanbic Uganda Cup: Villa to Visit Hospital in Pallisa as Whatsapp Group Team hosts Struggling Midigo Side | Voice of Bugerere Home Sports Stanbic Uganda Cup: Villa to Visit Hospital in Pallisa as Whatsapp Group Team hosts Struggling Midigo Side

By Amiri Wabusimba.  Uganda’s national football team, the Cranes, does not suffer from a lack of talent, patriotism, or public support. What repeatedly undermines the team is something far more difficult to confront: a web of governance weaknesses, policy contradictions, and informal power dynamics that surface at the worst possible moments usually just before decisive matches. The contrast between Uganda’s …

By Amiri Wabusimba. Each year, World Leprosy Day is observed globally on the last Sunday of January and this 2026 on 25 January Uganda invited the international community to reflect on a disease that medicine has largely mastered but society has not. The 2026 theme, “Leprosy is curable; the real challenge is stigma,” captured a paradox that continues to shape …

Netball Transfer: The Historical Switch, Best Centre Joins League Champions | Voice of Bugerere Home Sports Netball Transfer: The Historical Switch, Best Centre Joins League Champions

Hague, Netherlands – On 27 January 2026, the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”) held a solemn hearing for the opening of its judicial year, featuring speeches of this year’s keynote speaker, the President of the Central American Court of Justice, César Ernesto Salazar Grande, ICC Principals, and the Vice President of the ICC Bar Association. ICC judges as …

Ministry of Justice adds the LGBTQ advocacy group to list of ‘undesirable organisations’ Logo of ILGA World, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. Russia’s Ministry of Justice has added the LGBTQ advocacy federation ILGA World to its list of “undesirable organisations,” which opens the way for people convicted of working with ILGA World inside Russia to be …

By Alexander LuyimaUganda is once again standing at a dangerous political crossroads following the conclusion of the January presidential election. While the Electoral Commission has declared Mr. Yoweri Museveni the winner of another term, the country is witnessing one of the most tense and heavily securitized post-election periods in its recent history.At the center of the storm is Robert Kyagulanyi …

Masaka Chief Magistrate Herbert Asiimwe has dismissed an application for vote recount filed by National Resistance Movement (NRM) member and former Kalungu East parliamentary candidate, Hon. Vincent Ssempijja, who was challenging NUP’s Yusufu Kiruruuta Nkerettanyi’s victory. Hon. vicent Bamulangaki Sempijja.(Courtesy photo) Although Court had earlier on set today as the date at which it will hold the vote recount exercise, …

Kampala, 27th January 2026: Centenary Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to youth empowerment and sustainable development as it actively participated in the Youth Conference organized by Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, Nakulabye Parish Youth Apostolate. The conference is an engagement platform bringing together young people, policymakers, development partners, and the private sector to shape conversations around economic inclusion, innovation, and …