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Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world's toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality", drawing Western condemnation and risking sanctions from aid donors.

Reuters

‘Regulatory void’: online gambling firms accused of exploiting lucrative African markets

Sub-Saharan Africa is fertile ground for western companies seeking an army of new punters. One bereaved mother in Malawi is among those who feels she is paying the price

The Guardian - UK

Being queer in Africa: the state of LGBTIQ+ rights across the continent

In recent years several African countries have decriminalised same-sex relationships. But they’re not representative of the continent. In fact, queer rights at times appear to be eroding in much of the continent, with Kenya and Uganda most recently in the news for harsh laws and violence against members of the…

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Uganda confirms casualties among country's soldiers in Somali attack

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said late on Saturday there had been casualties during an attack by Somalia's Islamist group al Shabaab on a military base manned by Ugandan peacekeepers in the Horn of African country on Friday.

Reuters

Same-sex marriage ruling in Namibia brings hope to Ugandans and Kenyans

As Namibia's Supreme Court recognised same-sex marriages contracted abroad between citizens and foreign spouses last week, many see the ruling as a step towards decriminalising homosexuality in the country. Others hope the change could also influence other African countries.

Radio France Internationale

Student 'scared' after Uganda introduces harsh anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Liana Taylor-Cummings fears for her family and friends in her dad's home country

Liverpool Echo

Star Wars' Forest Whitaker makes first Scottish visit - reflects on 'Last King' role

The actor won an Oscar for his 2006 portrayal as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin - who called himself the King of Scotland.

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Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ bill threatens tourism as well as lives

Ugandan LGBTQ rights activist Clare Byarugaba was looking forward to showing her country off to her French partner’s parents. They were interested in visiting her hometown, and she planned to take them hiking into Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, in the country’s lush southwest, to track one of the more than…

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Ugandan major league hopeful finally gets visa to play in MLB Draft League

LOS ANGELES — After declining to issue a travel visa to Dennis Kasumba, the Ugandan orphan profiled in The Los Angeles Times, the American Embassy in Kampala backtracked Thursday and approved Kasumba's request to travel to the U.S. this month to play in the MLB Draft League.

Los Angeles Times

Putin, Zelenskyy agree to meet with 'African leaders peace mission,' says South Africa president

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts have agreed to separate meetings with a delegation of African heads of state to discuss a possible plan to end the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Indian national shot dead by off-duty constable in Uganda: reports

A 39-year-old Indian money lender was shot dead with a stolen AK-47 assault rifle by an off-duty police constable after the two had a misunderstanding over the amount the constable owed

The Hindu

Most east African refugees are hosted close to borders – it's a deliberate war strategy

There are close to 4 million people living in refugee camps across Africa. Of the more than 300 camps, nearly 70% are situated within 30km-50km of an international border. They include some of the largest camps in the continent, such as Kakuma in northern Kenya, Nyarugusu in western Tanzania and…

The Conversation

Uganda’s first wildlife vet on breaking the mould – and why gorilla and human health are linked

When Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka started out there were no black women in her field. She talks about creating roles for African leaders in wildlife and how protecting people is core to protecting the animals they live near

The Guardian - UK

African scientists are working to pool data that decodes diseases -- a giant step

Infectious disease outbreaks in African countries are, unfortunately, all too common. Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Uganda; Marburg virus in Guinea or Equatorial Guinea; cholera in Malawi; malaria and tuberculosis are among them.

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DR Congo in discussions with Uganda over use of crude pipeline

The controversial pipeline is for transporting Uganda’s crude to foreign markets when it begins production in 2025.

The Conversation

Children's book revolution: how East African women took on colonialism after independence

As independence from British colonial rule swept across East Africa in the early 1960s and freedom was won in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, parents and teachers worried about what their children were reading.

The Conversation

Ghana’s regions: why creating new territories has caused problems

Ghana split four administrative regions between June 2017 and February 2019 to create six new ones. The process proceeded calmly in some regions, but was so contentious in others that the government had to deploy security forces to prevent clashes. Eventually, all six regions were created. The conflicts were unexpected.…

The Independent UK

Outrage as Uganda parliament passes bill punishing ‘aggravated homosexuality’ with death

New law retains many of its harshest anti-LGBT+ elements despite four rounds of amendments

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Indonesia should reject China's request to put state budget as collateral for Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train project

Indonesia’s high-speed train project connecting the country’s capital Jakarta and West Java’s capital, Bandung, has encountered another stumble. Following accidents, including one in December that claimed two lives, the China-backed project has hit financial problems. As a result, the cost of the project has swelled by US$ 1.2 billion from…

Radio France Internationale

Uganda lawmakers pass new draft of harsh anti-gay bill

Uganda's parliament has passed a new draft of anti-gay legislation, retaining many draconian provisions despite President Yoweri Museveni's call to rework an earlier version of the bill following outcry from Western governments.

WEKU

They're trying to cure nodding syndrome. First they need to zero in on the cause

Nodding syndrome is a rare neurological condition that can result in head nodding and violent seizures. Some researchers think they know the cause, but questions remain.

The Independent UK

Media: Ugandan minister shot and killed by bodyguard

The Ugandan army says a bodyguard and shot and killed a government minister in an apparent private dispute

Reuters

Uganda parliament passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill mostly unchanged

Uganda's parliament on Tuesday passed one of the world's strictest anti-LGBTQ bills mostly unchanged, including provision for long jail terms and the death penalty, after the president requested some parts of the original legislation be toned down.

The Conversation

Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill wants to 'rehabilitate' LGBTIQ+ people – African psychologists warn of its dangers

Mental health professionals from across Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa, have signed a declaration against conversion practices that are used to forcibly change the sexual orientation, gender identity or expression of LGBTIQ+ people.

ABC News

Ceramics teacher Samallie Kasirye changes the lives of Ugandan children by paying for their education

Through her pottery work, Samallie Kasirye is paying for the education of children in her home village in Uganda and changing their lives — just like hers was.

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