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Nankwanga Eunice Kasirye

This is a space where I share my reflections, observations, and truths, shaped by the realities of my community and the world around me. It is also a platform to amplify the voices of others especially those who are often unheard, overlooked, or silenced

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- August 29, 2019

https://www.iawrt.org/publications/2019/iawrt-regional-conference-report-2018

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A Wrong HIV-Positive Diagnosis Nearly Took Her Life

- January 22, 2026

Winnie Mbabazi' s Story By Nankwanga Eunice Kasirye “In just a few hours, everything I believed about my life collapsed.” Balancing Marriage, University, and a First Pregnancy In 2017, Winnie Mbabazi was a second-year university student enrolled in an evening program. she was also newly married, expecting her first child. It was a time filled with excitement, responsibility, and uncertainty but a wrong HIV positive diagnosis was not anywhere among her worries.. Like many first-time mothers, Winnie had not yet officially started antenatal care. She knew she was pregnant, but she did not fully understand what early antenatal visits involved or when they should begin. By her third month, however, her body began sending worrying signals. “ I felt restless and unusually weak,” Winnie recalls. “ I knew something wasn’t right.” After confiding in a close friend, she was advised to seek medical attention, specifically to have a scan done to confirm the wellbeing of her pre...

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- July 06, 2025

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DEFENDING THE DEFENDERS : Journalist Tuver Wundi arrested In Kinshasa

- September 04, 2025

DRC: Intelligence Services Arrest Journalist Tuver Wundi In Kinshasa September 1, 2025 Tuver Wundi, JED’s correspondent in Goma and Provincial Director of RTNC, is being held on the premises of the ANR in Kinshasa. Concerned Journaliste en Danger (JED) reports that its correspondent in Goma and Provincial Director of the national radio and television station is being held by the Agence Nationale des Renseignements (ANR). According to an official source contacted by JED, he is “being debriefed by the services”. Tuver Wundi had been in Kinshasa for several weeks, coming from Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, currently occupied by the AFC/M23 rebels. The organization recalls that in March 2025, after the capture of Goma by the M23 rebels, Tuver Wundi had already been arrested and detained for several days by the AFC M23 intelligence services. JED regrets this prolonged deprivation of a journalist’s freedom. “The silence surrounding this arrest only fuels the concern of his f...