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Archbishop of Canterbury says he would welcome ‘serious changes’ to church communion ‘that is 90% global south’The leader of the global Anglican church should not always be a “white guy from England”, the archbishop of Canterbury has said.Justin Welby’…
Archbishop of Canterbury expresses dismay over church’s support for Ugandan law enacted last monthThe archbishop of Canterbury has urged the Anglican church in Uganda to reconsider its vociferous support for the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ+ law, which …
Death toll one of heaviest since pro-government forces launched offensive against jihadists last AugustFifty-four Ugandan peacekeepers died when militants besieged an African Union base in Somalia last week, Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, has sa…
Antony Blinken says he’s looking to ‘promote accountability’ for Ugandan officials who have violated rights of LGBTQ+ peopleThe US may restrict visas issued to Ugandan officials in its latest condemnation to the African country’s enactment of stringent…
The new law prescribes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” and has been widely condemned by activists at home and abroad.
The British government said Monday it was “appalled” by the Ugandan law, adding it remained firmly opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances.
Global outcry over Museveni’s assent to draconian new anti-gay law, condemned as a ‘permission slip for hate and dehumanisation’Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, has signed into law the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which allows the death penal…
President Yoweri Museveni has dismissed widespread criticism and signed the legislation, one of the world’s most restrictive anti-gay measures.
Many reported dead in Rwanda and Uganda, as heavy rain also devastates western regions of continentMay is the end of the rainy season for many parts of east Africa. However, this does not mean the devastation has ended.Last week heavy rainfall, which s…
While some paid tribute to the British monarch, the presence in London of certain guests proved less than welcomeIn South Africa, as across the African Commonwealth countries, Saturday’s coronation of King Charles III prompted mixed reactions.There was…