Archbishop of Canterbury urges Ugandan Anglicans to reject anti-gay law
London, UKReuters 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 support legislation that goes against the Christian teachings of the Gospel. Under the law, approved by President Yoweri Museveni in May, gay sex is punishable by […]
Uganda accuses West of blackmail in its response to anti-LGBTQ law
Kampala, Uganda Reuters 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 from donors amounted to “blackmail”. The law signed by President Yoweri Museveni carries the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”, an offence that includes transmitting HIV […]
Uganda confirms casualties among country’s soldiers in Somali attack
Kampala, UgandaReuters Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni said late on Saturday there had been casualties during an attack by Somalia’s Islamist group al-Shabaab on a military base manned by Ugandan peacekeepers in the Horn of African country on Friday. Museveni did not say how many soldiers were killed or wounded but it was the first official […]
Uganda declares itself Ebola-free after swiftly turning tide on outbreak
Kampala, Uganda Reuters Uganda on Wednesday declared the end of a nearly four-month Ebola outbreak that it briefly struggled to contain but was then able to swiftly bring under control despite the absence of a proven vaccine against the viral strain in question. “We have successfully controlled the spread of Ebola in Uganda,” Health Minister […]
Ugandan President Museveni’s decision to lift ban on $US133 million Western donor fund stirs mixed reactions among clergy
Kampala, Uganda A decision by President Yoweri Museveni to lift the ban on the activities of the Democratic Governance Facility – the main Western donor fund supporting dozens of charities and religious NGOs in the country – has stirred mixed reactions from the clergy and other stakeholders. President Yoweri Museveni speaking to a Danish delegation […]
“My flesh was burning”: Uganda accused of torture again
Kampala, Uganda Reuters Ronald Ssegawa said Ugandan security agents pulled him off the streets in January last year, burned him and pulled out his fingernails. His crime: supporting the opposition. The 22-year-old is one of hundreds of government critics and opposition supporters detained and tortured in the last three years, especially around the 2021 presidential […]
In Uganda, new legislation on matrimonial property rights gets a mixed reception among Christians
Kampala, Uganda The passing of legislation this month detailing how matrimonial property should be shared between the surviving spouse, lineal descendants, and the other dependents after someone dies without a will has stirred mixed reactions among Christians in the nation. The Succession Amendment Bill 2021, which was passed on 8th February, is intended to end […]
In Uganda, clergy, Western donors condemn torture of political activists
Kampala, Uganda Ugandan clergy have joined the US and EU in condemning the ongoing brutal torture, detention without trial and forced disappearance of political and human rights activists in the country. The US and EU have each issued a statement condemning the forced disappearances, arbitrary detention and use of physical and mental torture by security […]
Ugandans lose voice, digital rights in pre-poll blackout
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Uganda’s ban on social media days before presidential elections shows a rattled President flexing power over the Internet at the expense of free speech and citizen rights, digital campaigners said on Wednesday. Tuesday’s ban by President Yoweri Museveni – who said he only acted because Facebook had removed accounts that backed […]
In Uganda, church lockdown is lifted but bans stay on Sunday schools, night prayers
The Ugandan Government has banned Sunday school and night prayers even as it lifted a lockdown imposed on places of worship six months ago to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Updating the nation on COVID-19 on Sunday evening, President Yoweri Museveni said prayers and fellowships would be allowed to resume inside places of worship for […]