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Uganda's Ghetto Kids journey from slums to stardom

A group of six Ugandan street children from the capital Kampala have reached the grand finale of the hit UK television show Britain's Got Talent – a further step in proving their lives are "changing for the good".

Radio France Internationale

Uganda says 54 peacekeepers killed in Somalia attack

KAMPALA: Some 54 Ugandan peacekeepers died when militants besieged an African Union base in Somalia last week, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said, in one of the worst recent attacks by Al-Shabaab jihadists.

Bangkok Post

The Observer view on Uganda’s anti-gay laws: grotesque, legalised bigotry

Yoweri Museveni has introduced the death penalty for homosexual acts, but his legislation threatens more than the people it demonises

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Uganda says 54 soldiers killed by al Shabaab in Somalia

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday that 54 Ugandan peacekeepers were killed in an attack last week by militant group al Shabaab on a military base in Somalia.

Reuters

Uganda's New Anti-Gay Law Could Undermine AIDS Prevention

The new law dictates a life sentence for anyone caught having gay sex and the death penalty for anyone convicted of "aggravated homosexuality."

Reason

From slums to stardom: Uganda's Ghetto Kids

KAMPALA, Uganda: The sprawling slums of Kampala are a far cry from the glitzy stage of Britain's Got Talent, where a group of Ugandan street kids will be performing in Sunday's grand finale of the hit UK television show.

Bangkok Post

As anti-gay sentiment grows, more LGBTQ+ people seek to flee Uganda

Frightened LGBTQ+ Ugandans are searching for a way to escape a new law prescribing the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality

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Biden’s troubled journey on LGBT+ rights is a ‘beautiful thing’, top US diplomat says

State Department chief of protocol says president’s ‘evolution is real, it’s meaningful, and it’s actually impacting our lives’

The Independent UK

Uganda president doubles down on anti-LGBT+ law and death penalty

One of world’s harshest anti-gay laws includes death sentence for ‘serial’ homosexuals

The Independent UK

Uganda unfazed as LGBTQ law triggers aid cut threats

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has defended signing one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws to stop "recruiting".

The New Daily

Museveni says Uganda won't be swayed after anti-LGBTQ law triggers aid cut threats

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has defended signing one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, with punishments up to and including the death penalty, saying it was needed to prevent LGBTQ community members he said were "disoriented" from "recruiting" others.

Reuters

Golden Buzzer act Ghetto Kids win BGT Wednesday semi-final

Ugandan dancers will be joined in the final by Welsh singer Travis George

Wales Online

Uganda's anti-homosexuality law is a patriarchal backlash against progress

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni assented to the anti-homosexuality bill on 26 May 2023. The new law legislates, among other things, a ten-year jail term for “attempted homosexuality”, a 20-year jail term for “promotion of homosexuality”, a life sentence for “the offence of homosexuality” and a death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”.…

The Conversation

South Sudan struggles to clear mines after decades of war as people start returning home

Many South Sudanese are returning to areas riddled with mines left from decades of conflict as they trickle back into the country after a peace deal was signed in 2018 to end a five-year civil war that killed nearly 400,000 people and displaced millions

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Biden warns Uganda will face sanctions and other penalties if severe anti-gay law is not immediately repealed

‘No one should have to live in constant fear for their life or being subjected to violence and discrimination’

Reuters

Uganda accuses West of blackmail in its response to anti-LGBTQ law

Uganda on Tuesday condemned the Western response to the East African country's new anti-LGBTQ law, considered one of the harshest in the world, and said sanctions threats from donors amounted to "blackmail".

The Guardian - US

US may restrict visas for Ugandan officials in wake of anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Antony Blinken says he’s looking to ‘promote accountability’ for Ugandan officials who have violated rights of LGBTQ+ people

The Conversation

Tobacco use is costly, but so is quitting. Surveys of 8 African countries show who needs help

Tobacco use imposes a large health and economic burden worldwide. Research estimates that, in 2019, about 8 million deaths were attributable to tobacco smoking. Tobacco also reduces years of healthy living: about 200 million disability-adjusted life years in 2019.

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The Independent UK

Ted Cruz faces bipartisan fire for criticising Uganda’s new anti-LGBT+ law

‘Just in time for Pride Month corporate Ted?’

Reuters

Uganda enacts law to stop stealing of human organs

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has approved a law to stop the stealing of human organs and tissues, the health minister said on Tuesday, in a nation where women have been reportedly duped into unnecessary surgeries.

The Guardian - UK

I’m heartbroken at my exile from Uganda. Don’t let them erase our queer community

Under the new anti-LGBTQ+ law, I face 10 years’ jail for being non-binary. For my art, I could be jailed for another 20 years

Al Jazeera

US to consider visa restrictions over Uganda anti-gay law

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says legislation, which includes the death penalty, is deeply troubling.

Axios

Biden warns Uganda may face sanctions if strict anti-gay law not repealed

The Ugandan president signed the law that includes the death penalty for same-sex acts today.

France 24

Hopes and skepticism as Bola Tinubu is sworn in as president in Nigeria

In tonight's edition: Bola Tinubu is sworn in as Nigeria's president. There is still fierce discontent from those who question the transparency of the election. He takes over a battered economy, rampant secuity challenges and a disenchanted nation. There's international outcry condemning a draconian anti-gay law in Uganda that has…

Chicago Sun-Times

Uganda anti-gay law includes death penalty in some cases

The new law doesn’t criminalize those identifying as LGBTQ, but still prescribes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” which includes sexual relations involving people infected with HIV.

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