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Nyarushanje Community Honours Chief Justice Flavian Zeija at Thanksgiving Mass in Kampala

Nyarushanje Community Honours Chief Justice Flavian Zeija at Thanksgiving Mass

Ndeeba,Kampala– The Nyarushanje Community in Kampala on Sunday held a surprise thanksgiving Holy Mass and dinner in honour of Flavian Zeija, following his recent appointment as Chief Justice of Uganda. Chief Justice Flavian Zeija. (Courtesy photo) The thanksgiving, organised by members of the Nyarushanje Community, took place at Pope Paul VI Memorial Hotel and was intended as a moment of gratitude …

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Mukono Strengthens Revenue Systems Through Community Engagement Drive

Mukono Strengthens Revenue Systems Through Community Engagement Drive

Mukono District Local Government, with support from the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Program (GKMA-UDP), has intensified local revenue education and mobilisation efforts across Kyampisi, Nama, and Nakisunga sub-counties. The sensitization engagements, conducted from February 3 to 10, 2026, brought together business owners, traders, local leaders, security personnel, and political representatives. The initiative aimed to deepen understanding of tax …

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Mukono District Sensitizes Nakifuma–Naggalama Business Community on Small-Scale Enterprises

Mukono District Sensitizes Nakifuma–Naggalama Business Community on Small Scale Enterprises

Mukono District, with support from the Government of Uganda through World Bank funding under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area – Urban Development Program (GKMA-UDP), has engaged the business community of Nakifuma–Naggalama Town Council in a sensitization drive aimed at strengthening small-scale enterprises as a pathway to improving livelihoods and fighting poverty. The engagement brought together small-scale business owners from the …

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Ugandan Catholic Community in Boston Announces Uganda Martyrs’ Day 2026 Celebrations

Ugandan Catholic Community in Boston Announces Uganda Martyrs Day 2026

The Ugandan Catholic Community in the Archdiocese of Boston (UCCB) has officially announced plans to celebrate Uganda Martyrs’ Day 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts, with a full-day event scheduled for Sunday, June 14, 2026. According to a media release issued on February 1, 2026, the annual celebration will bring together Ugandan Catholics, pilgrims, clergy, and invited guests from across the United …

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Spotlight on Libya, where the LGBTQ community hides in the shadows

LGBTQ rights advocacy is only possible in secret in Libya. (Photo courtesy of Kuchu Times / Zoonar.com)

Survey of nations with anti-homosexuality laws This article about Libya is one of a series of short articles on LGBTQ rights advocacy and abuses in nations with anti-LGBTQ laws. They are based on Outright International’s country overviews, which track each nation’s record on LGBTQ rights. In a small way, those overviews fill the gap that the Trump administration created when …

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Christians in Buhweju urged to be Patriotic , drive change in community

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Buhweju – Christians in Buhweju County in Buhweju District have been told to be Patriotic so as to drive change in their communities. The clarion call was made by the independent parliamentary candidate for Buhweju County, Hon. Grace Agaba Byarugaba, while at Butare Catholic Church/Parish in Kasheny-Kajaani Town Council, during Christmas day celebrations. The prayer summons were led by father …

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Centenary Bank Champions Community and Youth Empowerment at the 2025 Masaza Cup Final

Centenary Bank Champions Community and Youth Empowerment at the 2025

Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading commercial microfinance bank, has reaffirmed its commitment to community empowerment and youth development through its continued sponsorship of the Masaza Cup tournament, one of the country’s most celebrated football tournaments. The 2025 Masaza Cup Final, held atHamz Stadium, Nakivubo War Memorial Grounds, brought together thousands of passionate fans, showcasing the spirit of unity, talent, and cultural …

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Bangladeshi repression extends far beyond LGBTQ community

Location of Bangladesh in South Asia. (Map courtesy of GISgeography)

‘Lawyers are detained not for what they did, but for what they might do. ‘ Location of Bangladesh in South Asia. (Map courtesy of GISgeography) The human rights group JusticeMakers Bangladesh in Paris has documented and protested an unending series of attacks on LGBTQ Bangladeshis, which have escalated under the interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. …

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