Uganda’s President Signs Punitive Anti-Gay Bill Into Law
President Yoweri Museveni has dismissed widespread criticism and signed the legislation, one of the world’s most restrictive anti-gay measures.
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Weather tracker: flash floods and landslides hit parts of east Africa
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…
Colonialism and controversial guests inform Africa’s reaction to Charles’s coronation
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…
Uganda’s parliament passes mostly unchanged anti-LGBTQ bill
Bill retains harshest measures of legislation adopted in March, including death penalty for certain same-sex actsUganda’s parliament has passed a mostly unchanged version of one of the world’s strictest anti-LGBTQ bills after President Yoweri Museveni …
Uganda’s president refuses to sign new hardline anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Yoweri Museveni sends bill imposing death penalty for homosexuality back to parliament for reconsiderationUganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, has refused to sign into law a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill that imposes the death penalty for homosexualit…
Ugandan president calls on Africa to ‘save the world from homosexuality’
Museveni says homosexuality is ‘danger to procreation of human race’ at Entebbe conference hosted by US anti-LGBTQ+ hate groupThe Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, has called on African leaders to reject “the promotion of homosexuality”, suggesting h…
Kenya and Uganda improve defence relations
Senior officers from the Kenyan and Ugandan militaries met in Nairobi this week to discuss ways to improve defence relations between the two countries. This meeting was a crucial step towards furthering their collaboration, allowing the two nations to work together in order to better protect their citizens and interests. The two-day joint defence committee […]
Ugandan Air Force hails Mi-28N Havoc attack helicopter, graduates pilots and engineers
The Ugandan Air Force has praised the performance of the Russian-made Mi-28N Havoc attack helicopter on the battlefield against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) during the graduation ceremony of its pilots and engineers. The Mi-28N Havoc has proven to be an invaluable asset to the Ugandan Air Force, helping to ensure the safety of Ugandan […]
Uganda Escalates Anti-LGBTQ Laws with Death Penalty for ’Aggravated Homosexuality’
Uganda is one of 30 African countries which bans same-sex acts, but the new legislation from the Parliament takes things a step further.
Uganda criminalizes identifying as LGBTQ2, with death penalty for some offences
Same-sex relations are already illegal in Uganda, but the new bill would also ban promoting and abetting homosexuality, as well as “conspiracy to engage in homosexuality.”