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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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U.S. to halt HIV aid if Zambia won’t share mining wealth?

Billboard on a street in Lusaka, Zambia, celebrates the nation's mineral wealth . (Arlette Bashizi photo courtesy of The New York Times)

The draft memo prepared for Mr. Rubio says that getting the agreement signed would involve “the potential use of sticks” and warned that Zambia could not be allowed to backtrack because other countries are watching. If Zambia won’t sign, “sharp public cuts to American foreign assistance would significantly demonstrate to aid-receiving countries the seriousness of our interest in collaboration and …

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NUP Won’t Back Another Candidate for Busiro East- Kyagulanyi

Update NUP is set to Release its Flag Bearers for

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has announced that it will not endorse or support any alternative candidate for the Busiro East parliamentary seat following the disqualification of its flag bearer, Mathias Walukagga. NUP President Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Courtesy photo) The decision comes days after the High Court upheld the Electoral Commission’s ruling to remove Walukagga from the list of …

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