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Ronald Kasirye | The Hoima Post In Uganda’s increasingly polarized political climate, the scrutiny surrounding Anita Among has reopened a longstanding national debate about corruption, political loyalty, and accountability under President Yoweri Museveni.Critics argue that Among’s wealth did not emerge suddenly, nor was it accumulated in secrecy. Over the years, the Speaker has openly expanded her profile through investments in …

Analysis & Investigative Report KIGO, UGANDAOn a quiet compound in the lakeside suburb of Kigo, two symbols of excess now sit behind police lines. The first is a Rolls Royce. The second is a Range Rover bearing personalised “AAA” plates.Both belong to the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, Anita Among. Both were impounded by police in May 2026 following …

Ludovic Mbock fears he would die if he’s deported to a homophobic nation where he knows no one Ludovic Mbock (Photo courtesy of TanTV News)As the Trump administration pursues a policy of deporting as many undocumented immigrants as it can, including upstanding members of society, the small American media company TanTV reported on the plight of Ludovic Mbock.A native of …

In Cameroon, IDAHOTB is not a celebration, it is a slap in the face. The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOTB and similar abbreviations) is observed annually on May 17 — mostly outside the United States — to raise awareness of LGBTQ+ rights violations and celebrate sexual and gender diversity. The date was chosen to commemorate the World …

Russian LGBTQ rights groups learn how to work from abroad Natalia Soloviova, the chair the Russian LGBT Network, a nonprofit that Putin’s government declared as extremist on April 27. (Photo by Bryan Derballa for Uncloseted Media) This story was originally published by Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ-focused investigative news outlet.By Hope PisoniNatalia Soloviova always knew she was putting herself at risk. …

Trans leader denounces social media, journalists, and Haitian society’s transphobia Dominique X Saint-Vil is the undisputed leader of the transgender men’s community in Haiti“We can no longer hide ourselves. But the media hides us.”This quote from an anonymous transgender Haitian is a key to how Dominique X. Saint-Vil, director of the Trans Organization of Haiti —- one of the few …

By The Hoima Post | Diaspora Correspondent TORONTO, CANADA — On May 9, 2026, Toronto witnessed what many are now calling a defining cultural moment for the Ugandan diaspora as Julie Jean Birungi delivered a fully sold out maiden concert at 237 Sackville Street under the banner “An Evening with Julie: Love, Worship & Legacy.”What began as a scheduled performance …

By The Hoima Post | Diaspora Correspondent TORONTO, CANADA — On May 9, 2026, Toronto witnessed what many are now calling a defining cultural moment for the Ugandan diaspora as Julie Jean Birungi delivered a fully sold out maiden concert at 237 Sackville Street under the banner “An Evening with Julie: Love, Worship & Legacy.”What began as a scheduled performance …

She was found with her throat slit in Yaoundé, Cameroon The Cameroonian transgender community is in mourning. Doloresse, an emblematic figure of trans visibility in Cameroon, was found with her throat slit on the morning of May 12 in Yaoundé.This example of the online outpouring of grief and protest over the murder of Doloresse, a well-known Cameroonian trans woman, states …

Frank Mugisha recognized for work fighting homophobia in Uganda Ugandan human rights defender Frank Mugisha. (Photo courtesy of X)One of Uganda’s leading human Rights advocates, Dr, Frank Mugisha has been awarded the 2026 Inamori Ethics Prize by the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence based at Case Western Reserve University in the United States.Mugisha, who is currently the executive …