Uganda

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Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has said that his country will develop, with or without World Bank loans. The president’s defiance follows a decision by the World Bank to stop making fresh loans to Uganda due to the nation’s contentious anti-LGBTQI+. The Washington, DC-based lender announced that it would halt project financing while it reviewed the steps it took to safeguard sexual and gender minorities from prejudice and exclusion in its initiatives. “Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act fundamentally contradicts the World Bank’s values,” the lender said in a statement. As a result of the anti-homosexuality legislation, the U.S. placed travel restrictions on Ugandan officials in June 2023. President Museveni, who described homosexuality as a psychological condition, dismissed criticism from other countries, saying that the law was “necessary” to prevent members of the LGBTQI+ community from trying to “recruit” people. Uganda’s legislation provides for a mandatory death sentence for a person convicted of “aggravated homosexuality”. President Museveni has insisted that Uganda will do with, or without, the support of the World Bank.

A group of elephants have escaped from a park in Uganda and killed two people before destroying crops. According to police, the incident took place in Queen Elizabeth National Park, located in the western district of Kasese, around 278 kilometers (172 miles) from the capital Kampala. “The elephants moved from the park to a neighboring village called Kasandala, where they caused havoc. The government will evaluate the damage done and compensate those affected,” Kasese Resident District Commissioner Joe Walusimbi told Anadolu. A spokesman for the Uganda Wildlife Authority, Bashir Hangi, confirmed the killing of people and destruction of crops by the elephants. He offered his condolences to those who lost their loved ones and promised they would be helped by the government. Kasandala village chief Augustus Muzimbi told Anadolu that the two people killed were Yoramu Mugisha, who was attacked by the elephants while working in his garden, and Deo Mujuke, who was attacked while coming back from fishing in a nearby lake. Queen Elizabeth National Park has many wild animals, making it one of the most visited national parks by tourists in the country. ​​​​​​​