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Tweets by Uganda president’s son spark ‘concern’ over succession question

Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has attracted international attention with a range of striking tweets in recent months – starting with a veiled threat to invade Kenya in October and most recently last week, when he offered to deploy Ugandan troops to defend Moscow from “imperialists”.…

France 24

South African opposition protests Uganda's anti-LGBTQ bill

More than 200 protesters in South Africa have demonstrated at the Uganda High Commission against the anti-gay bill recently passed by Ugandan lawmakers

The Independent UK

‘I speak for the animals’: the Ugandan judge who strikes fear into poachers

Having tried more than 1,000 wildlife crime cases, Gladys Kamasanyu is changing attitudes to animal rights and the ‘cruel’ trade in rhino horns, pangolins and ivory

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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 group

The Guardian - UK

Ugandan forces take over east Congo town as M23 rebels leave

A spokesman for the East African regional force says that Ugandan troops took control of Bunagana, a strategic town in eastern Congo that had been in the hands of M23 rebels for more than nine months

The Independent UK

For Passover, I sent matzo to the Jews of Uganda. They've given me a gift as well

An American rabbi reflects on his online friendship with Jacob, a member of Uganda's Abayudaya Jewish community — and what he has learned from their conversations.

WEKU

South Africans protest Uganda law criminalising LGBTQ identity

South Africans took to the streets of Pretoria and Cape Town on Friday to protest against a Ugandan law passed last week that makes it a criminal offence to be openly LGBTQ.

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‘Born out of hatred’: New Uganda bill terrifies LGBTQ community

The proposed bill to criminalise identifying as LGBTQ is already making life harder for sexual minorities in Uganda.

Al Jazeera

Ancient DNA is restoring the origin story of the Swahili people of the East African coast

The legacy of the medieval Swahili civilization is a source of extraordinary pride in East Africa, as reflected in its language being the official tongue of Kenya, Tanzania and even inland countries like Uganda and Rwanda, far from the Indian Ocean shore where the culture developed nearly two millennia ago.

The Conversation

Google, others say Uganda anti-LGBTQ bill bad for business

A business group in Uganda including corporate giants such as Google says it opposes the country's anti-LGBTQ legislation, calling it “a concern for global businesses and investors operating or planning to invest” in the East African country

The Independent UK

Corporate giants say anti-LGBT law would hurt Uganda's economy

A coalition of international companies, including Google and Microsoft, on Wednesday denounced anti-LGBTQ legislation passed by Uganda's parliament last week, warning it would damage the East Africa country's economy.

Reuters

Displaced twice: Gay Ugandans on the run face upheaval in Kenya

Ugandans on the run from their country due to the persecution of sexual minorities face discrimination in Kenya, too.

Al Jazeera

‘I have to lie low. I’m totally on edge’: Uganda’s club scene fears anti-gay law

Kampala’s wildly innovative underground music scene has become a home for queer east Africans. A proposed law change not only endangers them, but an entire cultural movement

The Guardian - UK

Uganda's new anti-LGBTQ+ law could lead to death penalty for same-sex 'offences'

People in same-sex relationships in Uganda now face the possibility of life in prison after the country’s parliament unanimously passed its 2023 anti-homosexuality bill. The legislation, which Amnesty International has called “appalling”, “ambiguous” and “vaguely worded”, establishes a range of harsh penalties for same-sex “offences” – including the death penalty…

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Daily Record

Return against Rangers has Motherwell star Bevis Mugabi striving to be a Fir Park regular again as he expects intense week during break

The Ugandan played over half an hour in the defeat to Rangers and intends to work hard on his fitness during the international break

Evening Standard

Uganda’s new anti-homosexuality laws criminalise anyone identifying as LGBTQ

The new law represents a further clampdown on LGBTQ+ people in a nation where same-sex relationships were previously forbidden and subject to a life sentence in jail

Al Jazeera

Why are Kenya and Uganda cracking down on LGBTQ rights?

A new law passed in Uganda appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as LGBTQ, a rights group says.

The Independent UK

Uganda LGBTQ leader says gay bill threatens homelessness

A prominent leader of Uganda’s LGBTQ community says he is worried about becoming “homeless,” describing anguished calls by others like him who are concerned for their safety after the passing of a tough new anti-gay law

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Reuters

Uganda bill one of the world's most extreme anti-LGBTQ laws- White House

Uganda's anti-gay bill passed on Tuesday is concerning and represents one of the most extreme actions taken against the LGBTQ community in the world, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday

The Independent UK

White House says sanctions against Uganda possible over anti-gay law

Biden is watching situation ‘closely’, press secretary said on Wednesday

ABC News

Multicultural community leaders want more collaboration with charities

Australia's migrant communities want charity and not-for-profit organisations raising funds for international causes to work more closely with them to help them get more bang for their buck.

The Guardian - UK

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Radio France Internationale

UN, Amnesty join calls for Museveni to reject Uganda's anti-gay legislation

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni faced calls on Wednesday from the United Nations and rights groups to reject an "appalling" anti-gay bill passed by parliament. Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday approved the bill outlining harsh penalties for anyone who engages in same-sex activity.

WEKU

Uganda to jail people who identify as LGBTQ in one of world's most anti-gay laws

Uganda's parliament has passed sweeping new anti-LGBTQ+ laws with tougher punishments, making some acts punishable by death.

Reuters

Gay activist says Uganda LGBTQ community 'in shock' at new law

Members of Uganda's LGBTQ community are in shock and fear being arrested after parliament passed a new law that makes it a crime to identify as gay, and imposes tough sentences that include the death penalty in certain cases, an activist said on Wednesday.

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