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Ghana’s president plays a double game on anti-LGBTQ bill

President John Dramani Mahama speaks at Temple University Center for Anti-Racism on March 27. (Click the image to see video of his remarks, courtesy of Rightify Ghana)

COMMENTARY: In Ghana, he vows to sign cruel anti-LGBTQ bill. In the U.S., he’s evasive. President John Dramani Mahama speaks at Temple University Center for Anti-Racism on March 27. (Click the image to see video of his remarks, courtesy of Rightify Ghana)   By Melanie Nathan President John Dramani Mahama has presented two faces to the world: One tailored for …

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BILLIONS…BAD FUEL! Probe Exposes Failures in Govt Fuel Monitoring Program as SICPA Delays Payments, Adulterated Stations Double & Outdated Systems

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A fresh audit has thrown Uganda’s fuel monitoring system into the spotlight, exposing troubling gaps in oversight, questionable decisions and rising fuel adulteration despite billions of shillings being pumped into the program meant to safeguard the country’s petroleum supply chain. The latest report by the Office of the Auditor General on the Fuel Marking and Quality Monitoring Program (FMQP) reveals …

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Senegal parliament votes to double prison time for gay sex

Senegal parliament votes to double prison time for gay sex

‘Homosexuals will no longer breathe in this country’ Anti-gay legislators at Senegal’s National Assembly in Dakar celebrate the passage of the bill to double the penalties for same-sex intimacy. (Seyllou photo courtesy of AFP / Getty Images) Yesterday the National Assembly in Senegal unanimously approved a bill yesterday to double the prison time for gay sex, sending it to President …

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Double Life: Meet the Top Architect Topping the Music Charts

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In the heart of Kampala, a unique creative force is blurring the lines between structural design and melodic rhythm. Brian Matsiko, known to the music world as Faymous, is proving that you don’t have to choose between a professional career and a passion for the arts. A Foundation of Excellence Faymous’ journey began in Mbarara City, where his discipline was …

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Govt to Double PDM Funds to Shs 200 Million per Parish

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Ms. Irene Muwanguzi, the Parish Development Model (PDM) Enterprise Development Specialist at the PDM Secretariat in the Ministry of Local Government, has announced that the government plans to increase PDM funds from Shs 100 million to Shs 200 million for each parish. She made the remarks while meeting residents and PDM beneficiaries of Bumutoto Ward, Mutoto Lower Cell, at the …

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