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By Alexander Luyima This morning, the NTV news crew was barred from entering Uganda’s Parliament, with their press accreditation withdrawn at the entrance. When asked for an explanation, security personnel reportedly said they had “instructions not to allow entry,” without providing any further details. Sources indicate that the move comes after Parliament’s leadership expressed anger over NTV’s recent reporting on …

Faced with transphobia in the country’s healthcare system, trans women in Cameroon looked across Africa for solutions to access Hormone Replacement Therapy. An informal network is adopting these interventions. When she was 21 years old, Chanelle Kouankep, a Cameroonian trans woman, was sent away from home by her father. Kouankep was forced to move in with a friend in an …