World Bank lifts lending freeze over Uganda anti-LGBTQ law
Uganda has lost between $586 million and $2.4 billion a year because of the anti-LGBTQ law, notably because of frozen financing, British charity Open for Business estimated last year.
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Tanzania blocks X over pornographic content
Tanzania’s Minister of Information Jerry Silaa told a local TV station this “contradicts our regulations”.
Dola dhidi ya Madhabahu: Gwajima katika moto wa kisiasa
Jeshi la Polisi Kanda Maalum ya Dar es Salaam limeendelea kulizingira Kanisa la Ufufuo na Uzima, linaloongozwa na Askofu Josephat Gwajima, huku baadhi ya waumini wa kanisa hilo wakishikiliwa kwa mahojiano, kufuatia agizo la Serikali la kulifunga kanisa hilo kwa madai ya ukiukaji wa sheria.
Ugandan Journalist Agather Atuhaire Recalls Horrific Abuse and Torture During Detention in Tanzania
Describing the horrific treatment she received, Atuhaire recalled that after being taken into custody, Tanzanian authorities stripped her down to her underwear and subjected her to physical assault.
Activist Boniface Mwangi Recalls Shocking Torture and Sexual Assault at the Hands of Tanzanian Authorities
Mwangi accused the Kenyan government of failing to intervene in his detention. “My government let me down. They sided with Suluhu’s government and claimed we were interfering with Tanzanian politics,” he said.
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3 Brave Women Who Carried the Struggle for East Africa’s Liberation
These three women fought not just for independence from colonial rule, but also for space, voice and respect in societies that often ignored women’s power.
Kenya’s Ngugi wa Thiong’o, champion of African expression
Widely regarded as east Africa’s most influential writer, Ngugi sought to forge a body of literature reflecting the land and people from which he came, and not follow in the footsteps of Western tradition.
Nigerian TikTok Celebrity Jailed for ‘Spraying’ Cash
Murja Kunya, a TikToker from northern Nigerian city of Kano with more than a million followers was sentenced by a federal high court in the city after pleading guilty to the offence, court documents show.
No Retreat, No Surrender! Maria Sarungi Speaks Out on Tanzania’s Repression at the Oslo Freedom Forum
By recounting her abduction, Maria reminded the world that the struggle for democracy in Tanzania and across the region, is far from over.
European Countries That Allow Assisted Dying
UK lawmakers approved in November 2024, in a first vote on the issue, the legalisation of assisted dying for adults with an incurable illness who have a life expectancy of fewer than six months and are able to take the substance that causes their death themselves.
