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Uganda

US sanctions will have little impact, says Uganda
Africa
/ 20 June 2014

US sanctions will have little impact, says Uganda

Uganda says US penalties put on the country for passing anti-gay laws won’t have much of an effect as Ugandans move "away from donor dependency".

By Staff Reporter
Uganda to invite Chinese bidders for R85-billion railway plan
Article
/ 19 June 2014

Uganda to invite Chinese bidders for R85-billion railway plan

Uganda will invite "only Chinese companies" to fill R85-billion of contracts to expand its railway network.

By Staff Reporter
Ugandan anti-gay law sparks ‘surge in human rights violations’ – report
Africa
/ 15 May 2014

Ugandan anti-gay law sparks ‘surge in human rights violations’ – report

Human rights NGOs have released a report showing the impact of Uganda’s controversial law on the wellbeing of homosexual people in the country.

By Sapa
First gay trial under new laws starts in Uganda
Africa
/ 7 May 2014

First gay trial under new laws starts in Uganda

A couple arrested in January are the first homosexuals to be prosecuted since President Yoweri Museveni passed stringent new anti-gay laws.

By Rodney Muhumuza
Uganda probes sex abuse allegations of female runners
Africa
/ 15 April 2014

Uganda probes sex abuse allegations of female runners

Uganda’s Parliament will probe reports that some female runners were subjected to sexual harassment and abuse while taking part in a training camp.

By Staff Reporter
Idi Amin: The tour of terror (ticket please)
Africa
/ 10 April 2014

Idi Amin: The tour of terror (ticket please)

Uganda’s tourism board wants to cash in on those who are fascinated by the dictator’s brutal reign.

By Amy Fallon
Vanishing ice warning for ‘Mountains of the Moon’
Africa
/ 16 March 2014

Vanishing ice warning for ‘Mountains of the Moon’

Ice on the Rwenzori mountain range is melting at "disturbing" rates, and within two decades Africa’s equatorial peaks will be bare rock.

By Peter Martell 1
Anti-gay law puts Uganda tourism at risk
Africa
/ 13 March 2014

Anti-gay law puts Uganda tourism at risk

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

By Amy Fallon
Catwalking all the way out of Africa
Article
/ 13 March 2014

Catwalking all the way out of Africa

Defying moral outrage is risky, but an emerging star – Aamito Stecie Lagum – hopes fancy footwork will take her beyond borders.

By Staff Reporter
Uganda: Sovereignty has fallen to the prejudices of outsiders
Analysis
/ 13 March 2014

Uganda: Sovereignty has fallen to the prejudices of outsiders

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

By Staff Reporter
Ugandans petition court over anti-gay law
Africa
/ 11 March 2014

Ugandans petition court over anti-gay law

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

By Elias Biryabarema
Letters to the editor: March 7 to 13 2014
Article
/ 6 March 2014

Letters to the editor: March 7 to 13 2014

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

By Letters
Uganda’s outrage skirts the law.
Article
/ 6 March 2014

Uganda’s outrage skirts the law.

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

By Amy Fallon
US preachers lit homophobia fuse
Africa
/ 6 March 2014

US preachers lit homophobia fuse

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

By Amy Fallon
Sweden stops aid to anti-gay Uganda
Africa
/ 5 March 2014

Sweden stops aid to anti-gay Uganda

Sweden says it will stop development aid payments to Uganda "because of the anti-gay legislation" passed in late February.

By Staff Reporter
Mugabe backs Uganda’s anti-gay laws
Africa
/ 3 March 2014

Mugabe backs Uganda’s anti-gay laws

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

By Staff Reporter
World Bank’s block of Uganda loan is ‘blackmail’
Africa
/ 1 March 2014

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

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

By Staff Reporter
Three EU nations cut Uganda aid over anti-gay law
Africa
/ 27 February 2014

Three EU nations cut Uganda aid over anti-gay law

Uganda’s government has been hit with substantial aid cuts after the president enacted a severe anti-gay law.

By Sapa Ap
Uganda punished in currency market for anti-gay law
Article
/ 27 February 2014

Uganda punished in currency market for anti-gay law

Aid for Uganda has been pulled and its currecy has slumped following a bill which prescribes life imprisonment for some homsexual acts.

By Jaco Visser
Gay Ugandans send out SOS to the world
Article
/ 27 February 2014

Gay Ugandans send out SOS to the world

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

By Sipho Kings
Uganda’s anti-gay law a defiant snub for ‘social imperialism’
Africa
/ 27 February 2014

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

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

By Staff Reporter
Hunted in Uganda: Save us from this ‘sexuality genocide’
Analysis
/ 26 February 2014

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

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

By Mg Correspondent
Uganda warned for economic consequences of anti-gay Bill
Article
/ 26 February 2014

Uganda warned for economic consequences of anti-gay Bill

Sweden has warned Uganda’s new Bill against homosexuality could represent a financial risk for its economy as several countries have cut their aid.

By Reuters
Ugandan tabloid publishes ‘top 200 homos’ list
Africa
/ 25 February 2014

Ugandan tabloid publishes ‘top 200 homos’ list

A Ugandan newspaper has published a list of what it called the country’s "200 top" gay people, which included some prominent Ugandans.

By Sapa Ap
Uganda’s anti-gay law: Rights group warns of violence
Africa
/ 25 February 2014

Uganda’s anti-gay law: Rights group warns of violence

A watchdog group has warned that a backlash of violence may occur in Uganda after President Yoweri Museveni signed an anti-gay Bill into law.

By Rodney Muhumuza
Uganda’s Museveni signs anti-gay Bill
Africa
/ 24 February 2014

Uganda’s Museveni signs anti-gay Bill

Uganda’s president has signed a new law imposing harsh penalties on gay people, defying protests from rights groups and Western donors.

By Elias Biryabarema
Uganda’s president expected to sign anti-gay Bill
Africa
/ 24 February 2014

Uganda’s president expected to sign anti-gay Bill

Despite international pressure and rights groups condemneding it, President Yoweri Museveni is expected to sign a controversial anti-gay Bill.

By Sapa Ap
Uganda MPs falsified gay report
Africa
/ 22 February 2014

Uganda MPs falsified gay report

The ministerial team tasked with advising President Yoweri Museveni on homosexuality falsified and twisted information in an expert scientific report.

By Shaun De Waal
Naledi Pandor saves gay activist from deportation
Article
/ 20 February 2014

Naledi Pandor saves gay activist from deportation

Dr Paul Semugoma was almost deported to Uganda through Zim, but friends exerted pressure on the South African government to grant him a work permit.

By Sipho Kings
Uganda’s Museveni gambles on homophobia
Africa
/ 20 February 2014

Uganda’s Museveni gambles on homophobia

With Russia and China ready to provide financial aid, Uganda is blithely indifferent to US displeasure over President Yoweri Museveni’s anti-gay laws.

By Staff Reporter
Home affairs fights to deport gay activist Semugoma
Article
/ 19 February 2014

Home affairs fights to deport gay activist Semugoma

Home affairs has sought leave to appeal an interim court order that Ugandan gay rights activist Paul Semugoma be allowed to enter SA.

By Sapa
Uganda to authorise life sentence for homosexuals
Africa
/ 15 February 2014

Uganda to authorise life sentence for homosexuals

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is set to sign a bill into law which prescribes life imprisonment for some homosexual acts.

By Rodney Muhumuza
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