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Cameroon won’t allow trans people to update gender on national ID

National Identity Cards are required to access public services and jobs in Cameroon. (Image courtesy idcam.cm)

National ID Cards are required for jobs and services in Cameroon  Cameroon law provides no mechanism for a transgender person to update their name or gender on their National Identity Cards. (Image courtesy idcam.cm) By Steeves Winner In Cameroon, the National Identity Card (CNI) is an indispensable document. It serves as a prerequisite for accessing public services, formal employment, and …

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Update: Justice Nshimye’s Burrial Program Out

Update Justice Nshimyes Burrial Program Out

The Burrial Organizing committee for Retired Supreme Court Judge Augustine Nshimye, has released a tentative program. Retired Justice, Augustine Nshimye. (Courtesy photo) According to the program released on Saturday 4th April 2026, there will be a Vigil at the family home on Mawanda Road, Kamwokya starting 5:00 pm. “Sunday April 5, 2026: Official vigil at the family home on Mawanda …

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2025 LGBTQ rights update: Mixed results in Oceania

2025 LGBTQ rights update Mixed results in Oceania

One of a series of updates about LGBTQ rights internationally, region by region LGBTQ rights journalist Rob Salerno, an editor for Erasing 76 Crimes, surveys the status of LGBTQ rights and marriage equality in this series. (Click here to subscribe to his LGBTQ Global newsletter.) Map of LGBT rights in Oceania. BLUE: Same-sex marriage legal. PURPLE: Some foreign same-sex marriages …

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Update: NUP is set to Release its Flag Bearers for Parliamentary Seats

Update NUP is set to Release its Flag Bearers for

Makerere,Kavule – The National Unity Platform (NUP) has concluded it’s two week vetting process for all individuals who are going contest as Members of Parliament on their ticket. NUP President Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Courtesy photo) This announcement has been made by Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi wine who revealed that the list is ready and awaits to be …

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