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In this edition: Dozens are killed in the capsizing of a boat in northern Nigeria. Also, international frustration mounts as Khartoum's warring sides fail to cooperate as clashes continue. Finally, Uganda bans charcoal production in the north of the country as it struggles to protect its forests.

France 24

In Uganda, a recent ban on charcoal making disrupts a lucrative but destructive business

The burning of charcoal, an age-old practice in many African societies, is now restricted business across northern Uganda amid a wave of resentment by locals who have warned of the threat of climate change stemming from the uncontrolled felling of trees by outsiders

The Independent UK

Archbishop of Canterbury decries Ugandan church support for severe anti-gay legislation

The head of the worldwide Anglican Communion has expressed his "grief and dismay" to the Ugandan Church over its support for the country's anti-gay law.

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Archbishop of Canterbury urges Uganda’s Anglican Church to reject anti-gay law

‘No justification to support such laws’ says Welby

The Independent UK

OLD Archbishop of Canterbury urges Anglican Church of Uganda to reject anti-homosexuality law

The archbishop of Canterbury has urged the Anglican Church of Uganda to reject the country’s new anti-homosexuality law

The Independent UK

Justin Welby criticises Ugandan church’s backing for anti-gay law

Archbishop of Canterbury expresses dismay over church’s support for Ugandan law enacted last month

The Guardian - UK

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

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Uganda's long-time president says he's taking 'forced leave' after testing positive for COVID-19

Uganda’s longtime president says he is taking “forced leave” after testing positive for COVID-19

The Independent UK

Uganda's Ghetto Kids make Britain's Got Talent history – here's the reality of 'orphanages' around the world

A group of talented young dancers from Uganda warmed hearts around the world after earning the coveted “golden buzzer” on Britain’s Got Talent. The Ghetto Kids are a dance troupe of children between the ages of five and 13 growing up in a child care institution in Uganda. Putting on…

The Conversation

Ugandan peacekeepers killed in jihadist attack in Somalia

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

Radio France Internationale

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

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Reason

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."

Bangkok Post

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.

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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’

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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 New Daily

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".

Reuters

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.

Wales Online

Golden Buzzer act Ghetto Kids win BGT Wednesday semi-final

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

The Conversation

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 Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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’

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