Penalties for gay sex are doubled; prison for ‘promoting’ homosexuality Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye The president of Senegal has given the green light to a highly contentious anti-LGBTQ bill that significantly stiffens the penalties for same-sex relations, doubling the maximum prison sentence to 10 years. The newly enacted law also criminalizes any actions considered to be attempts to “promote” …
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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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Queer youth have a role to play in building Cameroon’s future Cameroon President Paul Biya in 2024. (Photo courtesy of BBC/Getty) COMMENTARY For several decades, President Paul Biya has placed youth and women at the heart of his inauguration speeches and New Year’s addresses. He regularly emphasizes their driving role in building the Cameroon of tomorrow, portraying them as essential …
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Kampala- The Electoral Commission of SC Villa has officially declared Omar Ahmed Hussein as the club’s duly elected president for a five-year term after he emerged as the sole approved candidate for the position. Omar Mandela(courtesy photo) In a declaration issued on March 10, 2026 in Kampala, the commission stated that Hussein was vetted and approved by the club’s Board of …
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Post Views: 12 BY WILBER MUHWEZI KASIBANTE[MK]IN BUSHENYIwww.mknewslink.com ——-Igara East Member of Parliament Hon. Micheal Mawanda Maranga over the weekend revealed that in 2031, Uganda will get a new president.Hon. Mawanda said this over the weekend at burial in Kitagata parish Kyeizooba sub-county in Bushenyi district.MP Mawanda’s strong statements were as a result of utterances by the area chairman …
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Post Views: 1 BY AMBROSE KWERONDAIN KABALEwww.mknewslink.com—– The Vice President for Western Uganda of National Unity Platform, Jacklyn Jolly Tukamushaba, has decried what she describes as unfair treatment by the court after criminal summons were issued against her for allegedly defying bail terms. Tukamushaba is facing charges of inciting violence against supporters of the National Resistance Movement. Prosecution told …
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Post Views: 3 AMBROSE KWERONDAIN KISOROwww.mknewslink.com President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, through the former Inspector General of Police, Rtd. Gen. Kale Kayihura, has urged residents of Kisoro District to grow Hass avocados as a way of generating household income, fighting poverty, and reducing alcohol abuse. Gen. Kayihura made the remarks yesterday on the second day of his tour across various …
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Survey of nations with anti-homosexuality laws This 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 it ended the …
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On Tuesday night , photos surfaced on the Internet with Singer Patrick Mulwaana aka Alien Skin with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in State House. Hellen Seku, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Alien Skin at State House. (Courtesy photo) On Alien Skin, it looked like a dream because he had tried his best to personally meet the president but all plans …
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Following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro during a US military operation in Venezuela, the command of the South American country has fallen into the hands of Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez. That is what Venezuela’s constitution outlines in its different scenarios anticipating a president’s absence. Under Articles 233 and 234, whether the absence is temporary or absolute, the vice …
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