Africa

A member of the LGBTQ community prays during an evangelical church service in April 2023 in Kampala, Uganda. (Luke Dray photo courtesy of CNN/Getty Images)
Uganda begins arresting men for ‘aggravated homosexuality’, a crime punishable by death
Rights defenders support World Bank suspending loans to Uganda
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Dr. Henry Mwebesa, director general of health services, Ugandan Ministry of Health. (Photo courtesy of X/Twitter)
Do not discriminate against gay patients, Ugandan authorities tell health workers
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Somali man fears for his life after being outed at work
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Nigerian group launches survey of survivors of ‘conversion therapy’
World Bank President Ajay Banga (Photo courtesy of AP)
World Bank suspends loans to Uganda
The Rev. Gideon B. Byamugisha
Homophobia is neither Christian nor African, says Ugandan reverend
Pepfar clients visit anti-AIDS clinic for treatment. (Photo courtesy of Pepfar)
U.S. abortion opponents threaten to end live-saving global AIDS program
Cameroon AIDS fighters to 76Crimes: Help us make 2024 conference a success
The U.N. human rights office in Gulu, Uganda, was closed in June. (Photo courtesy of Business Insider Africa)
U.N. forced to close its Ugandan human rights offices
Iran President Ebrahim Raisi (left) shakes hands with Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, center-right, at the State House in Entebbe, Uganda on July 12, 2023. (Photo courtesy of VOA)
Iranian President praises anti-LGBTQI+ sentiments in Uganda
U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (Photo courtesy of House Television)
U.S. legislators to World Bank: Halt loans to Uganda until anti-gay law is repealed
Cameroon: Readers’ generous gifts have set Alan and Otto free