Sunday , 15 February 2026

University Sports Fraternity Mourns UCU’s Dean

University Sports Fraternity Mourns UCUs Dean

By Lawrence Mubiru  The East African university sports community is mourning the death of Dean Pamela Tumwebaze of Uganda Christian University (UCU), whose passing has been described as a significant loss to the region’s academic and sporting fraternity. Pamela was murdered on Tuesday night by unknown killers at her home  The Federation of East African University Sports (FEAUS) announced her …

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Article 347-1 has been shattering gay lives for 10 years

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The Cameroonian law transforms intimate choices into criminal offenses. Flag of Cameroon COMMENTARY Ten years after its re-adoption and re-numbering in 2016, Article 347-1 of Cameroon’s Penal Code continues to shatter the trajectories of  human lives and condemns the LGBTI community to systemic marginalization. By criminalizing same-sex sexual relations, it has created a lasting divide between national legislation and universal …

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FUFA Continues with Dictatorship Stance, Declines Vipers’ Plea

FUFA Continues with Dictatorship Stance Declines Vipers Plea

Vipers Sports Club have been handed a forfeiture defeat by the FUFA Disciplinary Panel after being found guilty of failing to honour a Uganda Premier League (UPL) fixture against Kitara FC. The decision, delivered on February 12, 2026 at FUFA House in Mengo, concluded that Vipers breached Article 16 of the FUFA Ethics and Disciplinary Code when they failed to …

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CAF Match Commissioner Awuye Joins STAHIZA in Strategic Leadership Role

CAF Match Commissioner Awuye Joins STAHIZA in Strategic Leadership Role

By Kayiira Jackson  Standard High School Zzana – Ndejje Campus (STAHIZA) has appointed former FIFA referee Yusuf Awuye as its new Director of Co-Curricular Activities, introducing a strategic leadership role aimed at strengthening holistic education at the institution. The appointment was officially unveiled on Thursday by the Head Teacher, Mr. Mukisa Patrick, who said the move aligns with the school’s …

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Mukono Police Intensify Investigations into Murder of UCU Director Pamela Tumwebaze

Mukono Police Intensify Investigations into Murder of UCU Director Pamela

Police in Mukono District have intensified investigations into the suspected murder by strangulation of Ms Pamela Tumwebaze, 46, the Director of Student Affairs at Uganda Christian University (UCU). The late Pamella Tumwebaze According to Police, Tumwebaze, a resident of Guafu West Village, Seeta Ward in Goma Division, Mukono District, was allegedly killed in the early hours of February 11, 2026, …

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs bids farewell to distinguished staff

Ministry of Foreign Affairs bids farewell to distinguished staff

Permanent Secretary, Bagiire Vincent Waiswa hands a plaque to Amb. Paul Mukumbya Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday held a retirement ceremony at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in honor of ambassadors and senior officials whose decades of service have shaped Uganda’s diplomatic presence across the globe. The permanent secretary, Bagiire Vincent Waiswa, …

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Cameroon Legal Café empowers participants to know their rights

Participants pose for a photo at the Legal Cafe that's a regular monthly event.

SOS Solidarity teaches Cameroonians how to access justice after arbitrary arrests Participants pose for a photo outside the monthly Legal Café presented by SOS Solidarity Rights and Health in Yaoundé, Cameroon. In a friendly yet studious atmosphere, about fifty participants gathered at the small market in the Odza neighborhood of Yaoundé on January 30 for the monthly Legal Café organized …

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Bailiffs Urged to be Professional and Compliant

Bailiffs Urged to be Professional and Compliant

Kampala- The Acting Chief Registrar, HW Lamunu Pamella Ocaya, has called for stricter compliance with licensing requirements, improved professionalism, and enhanced training for court bailiffs, as she chaired a meeting of the Court Bailiffs and Disciplinary Committee at the Judiciary headquarters in Kampala. Acting Chief Registrar, Pamella Lamunu Ocaya. Addressing the Committee, HW Lamunu, who also serves as Patron, said …

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Nine Independent MPs Seek Formal Cooperation with NRM Ahead of New Parliamentary Term

Nine Independent MPs Seek Formal Cooperation with NRM Ahead of

Nakasero, Kampala– A group of nine independent-leaning Members of Parliament have expressed interest in working with the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) as they prepare to begin their new parliamentary term. The nine Members of Parliament with some of the top leaders in NRM. The newly elected legislators — Esther Achom (Serere), Peter Ojiji (Pingire), Mercy Kanyesigye (National Female Youth), …

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UPC Describes 2026 General Elections as Worst in Uganda’s History

UPC Describes 2026 General Elections as Worst in Ugandas History

By Jumah Kakomo The opposition Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has described the 2026 general elections as the worst in Uganda’s history, citing alleged irregularities, violence, and voter intimidation. Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday at the party headquarters in Kampala, UPC President Jimmy James Akena told journalists that the electoral process was severely compromised. He alleged that the polls …

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