Uganda made international headlines this week as its Constitutional Court upheld the bulk of a draconian law that would impose the death sentence for “aggravated homosexuality.” But for LGBTQ+ ...

There are many reasons why we should sing the Uganda National Anthem with Pride COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE |  On July 10, 2026, the Government of Uganda, through the Uganda Media Centre and the ...

Johannesburg — Uganda's president signed one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ bills into law Monday morning. The law signed by President Yoweri Museveni calls for life imprisonment for anyone found ...

The pineapples are sweeter in Uganda. This was reported by eTurboNews, but now travel to the Pearl of Africa became threatening. Life in prison for anyone who says he or she is gay. Anyone not ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Richard Lusimbo, an LGBTQ activist in Uganda, where the president has signed one of the toughest any-gay laws in the world. Uganda has passed one of the world's most ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — He was in high school when he realized he was gay. His parents, he says, have long wondered, and, lately, he’s been thinking about how to tell them. “I believe they would receive ...

Kampala is urging tourists to keep coming despite a US ‘Do Not Travel’ warning, while the WHO estimates that Ebola cases across the DRC and Uganda may already exceed 600. By Sheriff Bojang Jnr, Julian ...

The legislation, which now goes to the president, also calls for life in prison for anyone engaging in gay sex. Policies to stifle L.G.B.T.Q. rights have been on the rise in several African nations.

When Chylah Akello stepped off the plane in London four years ago, she felt a strange mix of familiarity and distance. This was, after all, the country where she had been born. And yet, everything ...

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's parliament passed a law on Friday that makes some homosexual acts punishable by life in prison, a spokeswoman for the legislature said, a move that raised alarm among gays ...

KAMPALA, Oct 21 (Reuters) - A Ugandan court has handed a life sentence to a man caught with nearly 10 kg of elephant ivory, the country's highest punishment ever for wildlife violations, authorities ...