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World Bank to implement LGBTQ safeguards before new Uganda funding resumes
By Nakayima Ritah The government would need to revise its budget to reflect the suspension’s potential financial impact, a junior finance minister said at the time. The World Bank’s portfolio of projects in the East African country was $5.2 billion at the end of 2022. These have not been affected by the decision to suspend new financing….
Uganda defiant after World Bank halts funding over anti-LGBTQ law
President Museveni says the country will reduce borrowing and not give in to pressure from foreign institutions. President Yoweri Museveni has criticised the World Bank’s decision to suspend new funding to Uganda in response to a harsh anti-LGBTQ law and has promised to find alternative sources of credit. Museveni, who has been in office since 1986, said…
United Nations panel says it’s concerned about human rights violations in Uganda in recent years
Human rights violations in Uganda in recent years ranging from the arrest of government opponents to extrajudicial killings have raised the concern of a panel of United Nations experts The U.N. Human Rights Committee in findings released Wednesday also urged authorities in the East African country to repeal a recently enacted law that prescribes the…
Portbell, Spring and Old Portbell Roads undergoing major Rehabilitation
In Nakawa Division, located east of Kampala, Portbell, Spring, and Old Portbell roads are undergoing remarkable transformation. Skilled workers and state-of-the-art machinery are diligently reshaping these vital arteries, enhancing the lives of the city’s residents and upgrading its infrastructure. The construction sites are bustling with activity as heavy machinery gracefully maneuvers through mounds of earth,…
United Nations Fears Full-Blown Civil War in Sudan
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the air strike in the Sudanese city of Omdurman on Saturday which reportedly killed at least 22 people. Mr. Guterres offered his condolences to the families of the victims and expressed hopes for a speedy recovery to the dozens who were injured, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a…
UN Calls for End to Deadly Militia Attacks on Fleeing Sudanese
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Saturday said it was gravely concerned at reports of “wanton killings” by “Arab” militia in Sudan’s West Darfur backed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), primarily targeting men from the Masalit community. The explosion of ethnic violence in Darfur largely by nomadic “Arab” groups in alliance with the…
Ethiopia repatriates Ugandan cult members who went there to starve
Eighty members of a Ugandan religious cult who had been convinced to travel to Ethiopia and starve themselves have been repatriated, authorities in Uganda say. Their pastor allegedly told them that they would “meet Jesus Christ” after fasting for 40 days. A joint police operation is now leading a search for cult leader Simon Opolot….
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