All 25 confirmed dead in a militant attack overnight on a school in western Uganda were students, the government official in charge of the district told AFP on Saturday.

Uganda: 25 students killed in overnight militant attack

The United States said it has updated its travel warning for Uganda following the adoption of draconian anti-gay legislation last month, a move Kampala branded "blackmail".

US updates Uganda travel warning over anti-gay law

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has made a resolute appeal to the Anglican Church of Uganda to denounce the newly enacted anti-LGBT law in the country.

Archbishop of Canterbury urges Anglican church of Uganda to reject anti-LGBT law

The president of Uganda has signed into law one of the world's harshest anti-homosexuality measures. The move has triggered condemnation from human rights activists and LGBTQ groups. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: Stringent anti-LGBTQ law includes death penalty

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world's toughest anti-LGBTQ laws that includes the death penalty for aggravated homosexuality. The move has drawn Western condemnation and risks sanctions from eight donors.

West questions aid to Uganda after passing World's strictest anti-LGBTQ law

Africa: Uganda enacts tough anti-LGBTQ law, move draws western condemnation

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, while reacting to one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws on Monday called the move a grave human rights violation and also said that the United States government would consider visa restrictions against Ugandan officials and others.

Antony Blinken urges immediate repeal of Ugandan anti-LGBTQ law, threatens visa restrictions

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed what might arguably be one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ bills into law on Monday (May 29). The move also comes amid Western condemnation, international criticism, and potential sanctions against the country by aid donors.

Explained | Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law, includes death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’

Perils faced by the LGBTQ community in Africa

Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed 130 people in Rwanda. During a visit to the affected areas in Western Rwanda the prime minister said search efforts were still underway and there were some bodies that were still buried in the mud which means the death toll could rise.

Heavy rain, floods kill at least 130 in Rwanda, six in Uganda

A minister in Uganda was shot and killed by his bodyguard on Tuesday (May 2). Retired Colonel Charles Engola served in the government of President Yoweri Museveni as the junior minister in charge of labour, employment and industrial relations.

Ugandan minister Charles Engola shot and killed by bodyguard: Reports

An investigation has revealed that the UK government has been supporting the funding of a virulently homophobic religious group in Uganda, whose leaders have sponsored a law that would make homosexuality a crime in the country.

Report: UK government funded anti-LGBTQ+ group in Uganda

Intense sand mining from Uganda's wetlands is endangering the ecosystem and flooding nearby residential areas. The ramp-up in mining is due to the booming construction industry, and the wetlands are located near the country's capital. It has been exploited for a long time by sand miners, both legal and illegal.

Intense sand mining from Uganda's wetlands is endangering the ecosystem & residents

Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, has refused to sign into law a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill that imposes the death penalty for homosexuality, requesting that it be returned to parliament to make it even harsher.

Uganda's president to send anti-gay law back to parliament- ruling party

In an interview at the breaking barriers of trade conference in New Delhi, the Ugandan High Commissioner Joyce Kakuramatsi Kikafunda, spoke about her experiences accompanying Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on a diplomatic visit that just concluded last week.

Ugandan High Commissioner Joyce Kakuramatsi Kikafunda recalls EAM Jaishankar's visit to Uganda

A former Ugandan journalist has turned to bamboo farming as a "Magic bullet" in the fight against environmental degradation. He is our trailblazer this week.

Journalist takes up bamboo farming | World of Africa

Every day, hundreds of people make the treacherous journey across volatile borders, to escape some of the problems they face in their home countries. Case in point, Somalia where thousands flee the war into neighbouring Kenya and Uganda. Now migrants in the Sahel are finding themselves in the same conundrum as the Somalis.

Refugees, migrants recount horror | World of Africa

An exhibition in Kampala showcases young Ugandans training as 'special effects makeup artists'. They are hoping that when people watch their craft, it will bring a big shift in the industry.

Transforming 'special effects' makeup | World of Africa

Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr Jaishankar will be travelling to Uganda and Mozambique next week in an effort to strengthen India's growing engagement with Africa.

EAM Jaishankar to travel to Uganda, Mozambique next week

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called on African leaders to oppose "the promotion of homosexuality". This is being taken to be a hint that he will sign a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill passed by the country's parliament last month.

Ugandan president hints he would sign anti-LGBTQ+ bill

A crowd of demonstrators swamped the streets of Pretoria and Cape Town in South Africa to protest against Uganda's new controversial law targeting the LGBTQ plus community. Uganda lawmakers passed a law that would make it illegal for people to openly claim that they belong to the LGBTQ plus community.

South Africa: Protesters march in Cape Town and Pretoria against Uganda's 'anti-gay law'

A day after Uganda's parliament passed a law to penalise homosexuality, the U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken took to Twitter and said that the move would undermine human rights of all Ugandans.

After Uganda's anti-homosexuality act, Florida's 'don't say gay' move to amplify further

Uganda's anti-gay bill passed on Tuesday is concerning and represents one of the most extreme actions taken against the LGBTQ community in the world, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday.

Uganda passes most extreme anti-LGBTQ laws, US fumes

Uganda Anti-Gay Bill: People who identify as gay in Uganda risk life in prison after Parliament passed a new bill to crack down on Homosexual activities. It also includes the death penalty in certain cases. That move has drawn various reactions. White House warned members of Uganda’s parliament that sanctions restricting them from doing business with the US could be on the way for those responsible for the passage of the law. The United Nations has termed it a deeply troubling development. WION's Eric Njoka speaks to Roland Ebole, who is a Uganda & Tanzania researcher for amnesty international that has also condemned the passage of the bill.

Uganda anti-gay bill sparks intense friction and global backlash

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