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LGBT Ugandans face backlash as parliament launches schools investigation

Days after Uganda's parliament ordered an investigation last month into the alleged promotion of homosexuality in schools, a video appeared online identifying Kampala resident Eric Ndawula as gay.

Reuters

Uganda MPs revive hardline anti-LGBTQ bill, calling homosexuality a ‘cancer’

In a country where gay sex is already punishable by life in prison, campaigners have condemned proposed new law as ‘demonisation’

The Guardian - UK

French court dismisses lawsuit against TotalEnergies pipeline in Africa

A French civil court on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit brought by environmental campaigners against the French energy giant TotalEnergies over its oil projects in Uganda and Tanzania.

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French court dismisses case against TotalEnergies E. Africa oil project

PARIS - A French court on Tuesday dismissed a landmark case against TotalEnergies for a massive oil project in Uganda and Tanzania after several NGOs filed a suit to suspend the controversial project.

Bangkok Post

Ugandan lawmaker introduces new anti-LGBTQ legislation

A Ugandan lawmaker on Tuesday introduced draft legislation that he said seeks to prohibit homosexuality in the East African country, voicing widespread anti-gay sentiment that has peaked in recent days

The Independent UK

Ugandan, South African leaders urge greater trade in Africa

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called for stronger trade relations among African countries and lamented the high cost of buying products and services outside the continent

The Independent UK

French court dismisses NGOs' case against controversial TotalEnergies projects in east Africa

A French court ruled on Tuesday rejected a landmark lawsuit against oil giant TotalEnergies that accused it of failing to protect people and the environment as it pursues oil projects in Uganda and Tanzania. The world’s longest heated oil pipeline will pass through forest reserves and game parks before running…

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French court to rule on TotalEnergies' east Africa projects

A Paris court is set to rule on a case pitting French and Ugandan environmentalist groups against oil giant TotalEnergies regarding a major oil field and pipeline projects in east Africa

The Independent UK

Paris court to rule on landmark case for TotalEnergies oil project in Uganda

A Paris court could order the oil major TotalEnergies to halt the development of a Uganda pipeline, based on legislation that makes big companies liable for risks to the environment and human rights. The French oil giant has been accused by activist groups of not fairly compensating the people who…

France 24

Curse or blessing? In Uganda, oil project gets mixed reviews

Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda) (AFP) - On the teeming savannah of northwest Uganda, antelopes gaze beyond a metal fence as a giant rig is raised above cleared tracts of grasslands to make way for oil drilling.

AFP

Uganda’s Coffee Industry Is Growing Rapidly: Farmers Are Determined To Gain Share Of Global Market

Ugandan coffee farmers are not yet competing with established coffee-producers Brazil and Columbia, but rather neighbor Kenya.

Zenger

Losing a calf to wolves in Sweden hurts. But if lions take one in Uganda, a farming family's income is gone

For most people, seeing the fleeting black and gold of a tiger or hearing the roar of a lion is the experience of a lifetime. For millennia, we’ve admired large fierce animals, capturing them in ancient rock art and successful blockbuster films.

The Conversation

Commentator who went viral in Uganda enjoys ‘incredible’ tour of country

Olympic broadcaster Rob Walker said: ‘I’ve never been treated like that. I’ve never been made to feel so welcome.’

The Independent UK

Tanzania approves controversial oil pipeline despite environmental concerns

Tanzania has approved the construction of a pipeline that would allow Ugandan oil to be delivered to international markets, dismissing environmental concerns about the project as “propaganda”.

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Tanzania approves controversial $3.5 billion oil pipeline

Dar es Salaam (AFP) - Tanzania's government gave its approval on Tuesday for the construction of a $3.5 billion crude oil pipeline despite human rights and environmental concerns about the mega-project.

The Guardian - UK

What do Prince Andrew, Kim Jong-un and a Ugandan general have in common?

Dynasties distort open societies and should be resisted - yet succession has become an obsession for political families

Fortune

Marburg virus, a relative of Ebola with no approved vaccines or treatments, is spreading in West Africa. Here's what you need to know

The risk to the U.S. is low, experts say. But "what happens in Africa can show up in your backyard hospital in less than 24 hours,” Dr. Luis Ostrosky, an infectious diseases specialist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, tells Fortune.

Reuters

UN rights office seeks to stay put in Uganda after being told to go

The UN rights office said on Tuesday it was in discussion with Uganda over how to continue its work in the country after the government said it had to leave, a move activists say highlights the country's deteriorating record on civil liberties.

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Ugandan opposition lawmakers granted bail after 17 months in jail

Two legislators allied to Uganda's pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, the main opponent to President Yoweri Museveni, were granted bail on Monday after spending 17 months in jail on murder charges the opposition says are politically motivated.

Reuters

Uganda move to close UN rights office angers opposition

A move by Uganda's government to close the United Nations' local human rights office has drawn strong criticism from opposition leaders and activists, who say it highlights the country's worsening record on civil liberties.

The Guardian - UK

A beacon of hope in Uganda’s war on treatable diseases

It runs one day a week and has one doctor – but this clinic is one of three in rural Nakaseke making a huge difference in a country overwhelmed by mainly preventable conditions

The Guardian - UK

She cooks, cleans and cares … so why is a woman in Uganda worth only 20% of divorce assets?

In a potentially precedent-setting case, a Kampala appeal court has penalised a divorcing wife for lacking receipts to prove her value. This must not stand

Reuters

Rhino, elephant numbers rising in Uganda after years of poaching - agency

The number of endangered elephants, rhinos and other animals in Uganda's reserves is steadily improving, reversing years of declines caused by poachers, traffickers and conflict, a state-run wildlife agency said on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Uganda condemned for ‘shameful’ decision to close UN human rights office

Campaigners accuse Museveni regime of evading international scrutiny after shock move to end agreement with OHCHR

Al Jazeera

Uganda says it will not renew mandate of UN human rights office

Yoweri Museveni’s government has, over the years, been criticised by the opposition and activists for rights violations.

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