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Uganda

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
Uganda awaits president’s decision on anti-gay Bill
Africa
/ 10 February 2014

Uganda awaits president’s decision on anti-gay Bill

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has commisioned reports from doctors to aid his decision on whether to sign anti-gay legislation into law.

By Guardian Reporter
Punish paedophiles, not gays
Article
/ 23 January 2014

Punish paedophiles, not gays

Political leaders need to get their priorities straightened out when it comes to homosexuality versus child abuse, writes Jane Raphaely.

By Staff Reporter
Wainaina declares: ‘I am gay, and quite happy’
Africa
/ 22 January 2014

Wainaina declares: ‘I am gay, and quite happy’

Binyavanga Wainaina, one of Africa’s leading literary figures, has outed himself in response to a wave of homophobic laws across the continent.

By Guardian Reporter
Uganda president refuses to approve anti-gay Bill
Africa
/ 17 January 2014

Uganda president refuses to approve anti-gay Bill

Yoweri Museveni has not signed the controversial law, saying there are better ways to cure the results of "sexual starvation" and "random breeding".

By Sapa Afp
Museveni mulls anti-gay law in Uganda
Africa
/ 16 January 2014

Museveni mulls anti-gay law in Uganda

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is "walking on banana peels" as he "moderates" his controversial Bill against homosexuality.

By Amy Fallon
Uganda president ‘won’t be pressured’ to sign anti-gay law
Africa
/ 2 January 2014

Uganda president ‘won’t be pressured’ to sign anti-gay law

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni will not rush to approve a controversial anti-gay law, despite pressure from Parliament to sign the Bill.

By Sapa Afp
AU to impose ‘targeted sanctions’ in war-torn S Sudan
Africa
/ 31 December 2013

AU to impose ‘targeted sanctions’ in war-torn S Sudan

As South Sudan rebels battled government troops for control of the flashpoint town of Bor, the AU says it will impose sanctions over violence.

By Sapa Ap
UN troops fire on Uganda rebels in DRC
Africa
/ 26 December 2013

UN troops fire on Uganda rebels in DRC

After a deadly attack by rebels in DRC’s Kamango, SA helicopters in the UN intervention force have helped the country’s troops take back the town.

By Staff Reporter
Uganda: Life in prison for ‘gay acts’
Africa
/ 20 December 2013

Uganda: Life in prison for ‘gay acts’

Uganda has passed a law that makes some gay acts punishable by life in prison, says a spokesperson for the legislature.

By Reuters
CAR insists president is in talks with war lord Kony
Article
/ 22 November 2013

CAR insists president is in talks with war lord Kony

The CAR’s president has insisted he has been negotiating with Joseph Kony after Washington rubbished claims that Kony was involved in any talks.

By Staff Reporter
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