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Mubende, Uganda — The reported killing of a woman in Mubende District allegedly following a domestic dispute has once again drawn national attention to the growing concern over gender-based violence and unresolved tensions within households facing economic and emotional pressure. According to police reports, Annet Turyahabwe, 30, a resident of Kazo Village in Kasaana Parish, Kibalinga Sub-county, was allegedly killed …

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 …

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 …

Beneath the constant hum of boat engines and the steady flow of passengers across Lake Victoria, a silent health crisis is deepening at Kigungu landing site, fuelled by misinformation, limited access to services and the transient nature of fishing communities.Health workers warn of rising HIV infections and unsafe abortions in the densely populated lakeside settlement, home to more than 70,000 …

There is a dangerous misconception at the heart of estate planning: that it begins at death. It does not. The most disruptive legal crises often begin earlier, when a person is no longer mentally, medically, or legally capable of managing their affairs. Incapacity is the silent interruption few people prepare for, and almost no family escapes untouched. It rarely arrives …

By Mwanje Gideon The story of Uganda’s independence is often told through the lens of 1962, the year the nation shed its colonial tether to embrace sovereignty. It was then that the Parliament of Uganda was formally established, a structure whose foundation stone had been laid on a hopeful December day in 1956. But the spirit of that house, rooted …

KAMPALA — Uganda’s ambitious march toward the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is facing uncomfortable scrutiny after a damning Value for Money audit exposed serious coordination failures within the Office of the Prime Minister, piling pressure on the leadership of the country’s SDG Secretariat. At the centre of the unfolding accountability debate is Albert Byamugisha, the Senior Technical Adviser and …

Shock and sorrow swept through Uganda’s military fraternity today morning, Feb.7 after news broke of the death of Major General Francis Takirwa, one of the UPDF’s most senior and influential commanders. According to army spokesperson Col Chris Magezi, the seasoned officer passed away at around 6:00am at the UPDF National Referral Hospital in Mbuya, where he had been transferred for …