Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday defied international calls to rescind an anti-gay law seen as one of the world’s harshest, including a potential death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”. “The signing of the bill is finished, no one will move us,” Museveni said in a statement after a meeting with …
Read More »Antigua and Barbuda: Rastafari granted authorization to grow herb
For decades, members of the Rastafari community have been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic marijuana use. “I (was) born within the Rastafari community. My mother and father are Rastafari,” says Ras Kiyode Erasto, a priest with the Ras Freeman Foundation for the Unification of Rastafari. Erasto suffered bullying and …
Read More »BRICS ministers urge global ‘rebalancing’ as Putin looms large
Top diplomats from BRICS countries called for a “rebalancing” of the global order during talks in South Africa on Thursday, as the bloc seeks a larger voice in the international arena. Foreign ministers from the five-nation grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met in Cape Town for …
Read More »Tunisia: 1 Beninese stabbed to death in attack targeting Sub-Saharan migrants
A Beninese migrant aged 30 was stabbed to death and five other wounded in an attack by a group of Tunisians in the central eastern part of the country. The spokesperson for the Sfax court made the announcement Monday (May 29). The attack against 19 migrants gathered in a housing …
Read More »Russia offers support to Somalian army in fight against terrorist groups
Russia is ready to supply Somalia’s army with military equipment in its war against terrorism, Russia’s foreign minister said Friday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the offer after talks with his Somali counterpart Abshir Omar Jama in Moscow. Russia’s top diplomat said Moscow reaffirmed its readiness to meet the …
Read More »Nigeria: Group protests outside court over Seun Kuti’s delayed release
Nigerian protesters held a demonstration on Tuesday to demand the release of Afrobeat star Seun Kuti, who was arrested earlier this month after being accused of assaulting a police officer in the commercial hub of Lagos. Kuti is the son of Nigerian musical icon and political agitator Fela, who himself …
Read More »Ugandan LGBTQ activist plans to return home, despite fear of arrest
A Ugandan LGBT activist have said they plan to return to their home country next week even though they fear they could be arrested. DeLovie Kwagala, who is non-binary and prefers to use the pronoun ‘they,’ has been living in Johannesburg in South Africa since 2021 but their visa is about to …
Read More »Actor Forest Whitaker unveils a training centre for his NGO near Paris
Renowned actor Forest Whitaker, who has portrayed a dictator, a Mafia hitman and a butler, has taken on what for some may be his most inspirational role. Whitaker officially inaugurated on Wednesday his Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative in Seine-Saint-Denis, meant to bring business, communication and conflict resolution skills to …
Read More »“The Mother” starring Jennifer Lopez is released on Netflix
American actress, Jennifer Lopez, says she has been warned about the trials of mothering teenagers ever since she was pregnant with her twins, but she knows exactly what she wants to impart to her growing children as they edge closer to adulthood. “I have to say it does come with …
Read More »UN rights body approves tighter scrutiny of abuses in Sudan
The United Nations’ top human rights body on Thursday held a one-day emergency session on Sudan to draw attention to the killings, injuries and other abuses against civilians since the conflict between its two top generals erupted last month. The U.N.-backed Human Rights Council, which is made up of 47 …
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