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Can humanism help advance human rights in Africa?
Belief in one of the major world religions is commonplace throughout Africa but a small but growing number of people are turning to humanism, defined by the Collins Concise Dictionary as the “rejection of religion in favour of the advancement of humanity by its own efforts”.
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Belief in one of the major world religions is commonplace throughout Africa but a small but growing number of people are turning to humanism, defined by the Collins Concise Dictionary as the “rejection of religion in favour of the advancement of humanity by its own efforts”.
Daily Monitor
Thursday February 11 2021
An Internet user browses through the Jumia online shopping portal before the Internet shutdown in January. PHOTO | MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZI
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Ms Farida Matovu, the chief executive of Kampala-based Fana Kitchen Ware, which sells kitchenware online, says: “It takes a long time to upload or download pictures. The videos are not uploading.”
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Online businesses in Uganda were first hit by last year’s four-month Covid-19 lockdown and just when they were staggering to life, the government struck them down last month with the shutdown of Internet and social media.
Ugandans began experiencing restricted social media access on January 11 - three days to the January 14 presidential elections - before a complete shutdown on January 13.
Can Uganda Help Africa Break the Church’s Grip on Weddings?
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Humanist weddings are banned in most of Africa. A growing movement in Uganda is trying to change that.
By Amy Fallon
A growing humanist movement in Uganda is demanding that nonreligious weddings be recognized.
The bride wore a white strapless tulle gown with a beaded bodice and carried a bouquet of red and white roses. Red, to symbolize “how deep she loves the groom,” and white, “to give them a spice.” Rings were exchanged. Guests clapped joyously. To an onlooker, the September nuptials of Faridah and Derrick at a hotel in Kampala, the capital of God-fearing Uganda, looked like any other wedding.
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