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In Uganda, Iran president attacks West on LGBTQ rights

Kenya greeting: President Raisi's African tour is the first by an Iranian leader in 11 years. (Photo: AFP)

KAMPALA - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday launched into a condemnation of Western attitudes on homosexuality during a visit to Uganda which has just introduced some of the harshest anti-gay laws in the world.

Raisi, on a mission to strengthen ties with the first trip by an Iranian leader to Africa in 11 years, called out the West at a press conference with President Yoweri Museveni after talks with the veteran Ugandan leader.

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