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Burkina Faso’s government has passed a law banning homosexuality, with those found guilty facing two to five years in prison, according to the state broadcaster. The draft law was unanimously passed on Monday by 71 unelected members of the country’s transitional government, which has been in place since the military seized power under the leadership of the now President Ibrahim …

The National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Election Management Committee has announced it will commence the vetting process for its parliamentary flag bearers next week, starting on Monday, September 15, 2025. The vetting process is a two-tier system, with a candidate’s final score based on 40 per cent performance before the vetting committees and 60 per cent from grassroots consultations. This process …

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has formally submitted presidential nomination forms to the Electoral Commission, marking the official start of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu’s (aka Bobi Wine) bid for the presidency in the upcoming 2026 General Election. NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya confirmed that the party successfully gathered the required endorsements, collecting at least 126,000 signatures from 126 districts, as …