Uganda Anti-Gay Law Met with Condemnation from US, UN

Culture and Society, East Africa, Headline

On June 1, Pres­i­dent Yow­eri Musev­eni, the auto­crat­ic and long-serv­ing leader of the African nation of Ugan­da, signed what is con­sid­ered one of the harsh­est anti-LGBTQ laws glob­al­ly. Some of the pun­ish­ments in the new law for Uganda’s found break­ing the law include a 20-year sen­tence, and cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment for repeat offend­ers and oth­er individuals…

In Case You Missed It: 5/9/16 — 5/15/16

Central Africa, East Africa, In Case You Missed It, Regions, West AfricaLeave a comment

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and about Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. In this week’s news, Ugan­da silences social media, South African gold min­ers move for­ward with a law­suit, and res­cued cir­cus lions find new life in a South African pre­serve. Social Media Blocked in Ugan­da The Ugan­dan government…

In Case You Missed It 8/4/15 — 8/8/15

Central Africa, East Africa, In Case You Missed It, North Africa, Regions, Topics, West AfricaLeave a comment

 The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing  Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up.  This week brings news about talks of Musev­eni run­ning for re-elec­­tion as pres­i­dent of Ugan­da, Cameroon returns 12,000 Niger­ian refugees, and a Mali hotel siege that ends with 12 peo­ple dead. Mesev­eni seek­ing anoth­er term in office After…