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Ethiopia next to pass anti-gay Bill

Africa Sapa Ap - 25 Mar 2014

Lawmakers in Ethiopia are to pass a Bill that effectively makes homosexuality, which is illegal in the country, "nonpardonable" under its amnesty law.

Uganda: Sovereignty has fallen to the prejudices of outsiders

Analysis Staff Reporter - 13 Mar 2014

Western zealotry has infiltrated Uganda's law, and its people are blithely ceding independence, writes Noosim Naimasiah.

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Anti-gay law puts Uganda tourism at risk

Africa Amy Fallon - 13 Mar 2014

Uganda could suffer a backlash from tour operators in the West angered by President Yoweri Museveni's new law against homosexuality.

Ugandans petition court over anti-gay law

Africa Staff Reporter - 11 Mar 2014

Ugandans opposed to a new anti-homosexuality law have filed a constitutional petition alleging that the law violates fundamental rights.

Uganda’s outrage skirts the law.

Article Amy Fallon - 6 Mar 2014

President Yoweri Museveni's anti-pornography Act is no laughing matter despite a spirited protest against the miniskirt ban, writes Amy Fallon.

US preachers lit homophobia fuse

Africa Amy Fallon - 6 Mar 2014

American evangelists were responsible for fostering a turning point in Uganda's attitudes towards LGBTI people.

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Letters to the editor: March 7 to 13 2014

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Mar 2014

Readers comment on marijuana prohibition, SABC's Hlaudi Motsoeneng and Zapiro's Strange Fruit cartoon.

Mugabe backs Uganda’s anti-gay laws

Africa Staff Reporter - 3 Mar 2014

President Robert Mugabe has voiced his support of President Yoweri Museveni's anti-gay laws in Uganda and hinted at following suit in Zimbabwe.

World Bank’s block of Uganda loan is ‘blackmail’

Africa Staff Reporter - 1 Mar 2014

The World Bank has joined various EU countries in cutting economic ties with Uganda over its anti-gay law, blocking a $90-million loan.

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Gay Ugandans send out SOS to the world

Article Sipho Kings - 27 Feb 2014

LGBTI Ugandans have made a plea for countries to loosen their asylum regulations for those in danger of physical harm because of their sexuality.

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Uganda’s anti-gay law a defiant snub for ‘social imperialism’

Africa Staff Reporter - 27 Feb 2014

Uganda's calculated gamble over its anti-gay law is proof that the West needs to reassess how it deals with 21st century Africa.

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Hunted in Uganda: Save us from this ‘sexuality genocide’

Analysis Mg Correspondent - 26 Feb 2014

This is an SOS to the whole world: Help the LGBTI community survive this "sexuality genocide" in Uganda, writes a transgender woman from Kampala.

SA responds to anti-gay laws by ‘taking note’

Article Shaun De Waal - 25 Feb 2014

The department of international relations has released a carefully worded statement about a number of countries' new anti-gay laws.

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SA wants clarity on various countries’ sexual rights

Article Sapa - 25 Feb 2014

South Africa will seek clarification from various countries about their laws on sexual orientation, says the department of international relations.

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Zambia: Gay rights activist acquitted of immorality charges

Africa Reuters - 25 Feb 2014

A Zambian magistrate has acquitted a gay rights activist charged with an offence against public morality over pro-gay comments he made on television.

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