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Uganda's president says airstrikes killed 'a lot' of rebels with ties to Islamic State in Congo
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni said Saturday that recent airstrikes against rebels with ties to the Islamic State group in eastern Congo have killed “a lot” of the militants, possibly including a notorious bomb maker. The statement issued by the...
A Ugandan man is charged with aggravated homosexuality and could face the death penalty
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities have charged a man with aggravated homosexuality, which carries a possible death penalty, in the first use of the charge since the enactment in May of an anti-gay law that has been condemned by critics as draconian. The law has widespread...
Uganda's leader slams World Bank for holding up new loans after his country enacted an anti-gay law
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's president on Thursday slammed the World Bank, calling the global lender “insufferable” for holding up new loans after the East African country enacted an anti-gay bill that includes the death penalty in some cases. In a strongly worded...
Putin woos African leaders at a summit in Russia with promises of expanding trade and other ties
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin courted leaders from Africa at a summit on Friday, hailing the continent's growing role in global affairs and offering to expand political and business ties. Addressing the Russia-Africa summit for a second day, Putin...
UN panel says it's concerned about human rights violations in Uganda in recent years
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Human rights violations including extrajudicial killings in Uganda in recent years 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...
Iran's leader, visiting Africa, attacks Western support for homosexuality as among 'dirtiest' things
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Iran’s president on a rare visit to Africa on Wednesday sharply criticized Western nations' support for homosexuality as one of the “dirtiest” episodes of human history. President Ebrahim Raisi spoke in Uganda, which recently passed anti-gay legislation...
