Africa coup spring: The Whys and wherefores, by Ken Ugbechie
Military putsch, popularly known as coup, has defined leadership in Africa for many decades. It’s actually one of the reasons Africa is tagged backward by the West. The inability of…
First Ugandan charged with ‘aggravated homosexuality’ punishable by death
August 28, 2023 A 20-year-old man has become the first Ugandan to be charged with “aggravated homosexuality”, an offence punishable by death under the the country’s recently enacted anti-gay law,…
Uganda bans imports of used clothing from ‘dead people’
August 25, 2023 Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has banned the importation of used clothing into the east African country, saying it stifles the development of local textile industries and that…
Uganda president defiant after World Bank funding suspended over LGBT law
August 10, 2023 Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday denounced the World Bank’s decision to suspend new funding in response to a harsh anti-LGBTQ law and vowed to find alternative…
Kenya could follow Uganda as East African nations wage war on LGBT rights
June 23, 2023 Mohamed Ali doesn’t believe gay Africans exist. He says homosexuality is a Western invention imposed on the continent. Openly gay Africans are liars seeking visas to the…
Archbishop of Canterbury urges Ugandan Anglicans to reject anti-gay law
June 9, 2023 The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged the Anglican Church of Uganda to reject the country’s new anti-LGBT law, saying there is no justification for Anglicans anywhere to…
Uganda’s President Museveni tests positive for COVID -health official
June 7, 2023 Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has tested positive for COVID-19, is in good health and will continue his duties, while getting treatment, a senior health ministry official said…
Museveni says Uganda won’t be swayed after anti-LGBTQ law triggers aid cut threats
June 1, 2023 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…
Uganda accuses West of blackmail in its response to anti-LGBTQ law
May 31, 2023 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…
Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty
May 30, 2023 …Biden kicks against move, to evaluate implications “on all aspects of U.S. engagement with Uganda Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws,…