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Richard Wike: The numbers are in, and the people want their internet freedom – no matter what Putin and Erdogan say Richard Wike ...

A day after the anti-homosexuality act was passed, a tabloid listed me as a 'homo'. This hatred is new to my country, and driven by US evangelicals Growing up in Uganda, homosexuality was not something we talked about much. I knew I was gay from a young age, and I came out to those close to me when I was a teenager in the early 90s. Some in my family accepted it, while others refused to acknowledge...

Majority of people surveyed in 22 out of 24 countries think government censorship of the internet is an important issue. By Stuart Dredge Stuart Dredge ...

After devising policies to protect non-motorised traffic, Uganda will become a pioneer in road safety in sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is the most dangerous place in the world to travel by foot. Pedestrians account for 22% (pdf) of road fatalities worldwide; in Africa, this proportion rises to 38%. But these most vulnerable road users are easy for government officials to overlook. Only about...

Young ambassadors for the global education campaign this year went to Uganda to visit children with visual impairments It is dark and still in the smooth-walled room in Mifumi village. Hamza Kamuna, tall and well built and wearing a T-shirt peppered with little holes, sits with his legs apart on a small wooden chair, his arms resting on his flared jeans. "The school was good," the 16-year-old says...

Ugandans are already noticing climate change making weather patterns unpredictable, and other climate impacts As I have written before, I have a particular interest in smart energy sources for the developing world. Issues of climate change and energy supply meet as countries try to provide basic services for their populace. Some contrarian climate scientists have claimed that developing clean energy...

It doesn't take a team of experts to work out colonialists exported homophobia, in the form of anti-gay legislation Homophobia and nationalism share a cynical root. They are both ways for demagogues to distract from real problems – be it a lack of democracy (Russia), an Islamist insurgency (Nigeria), or corruption (Uganda). In many of the 78 countries that currently ban homosexuality in some form,...

s politicians should be excluded from Glasgow Games over anti-gay laws Two-time cycling world record holder Graeme Obree has called for Ugandan officials to be banned from this summer's Commonwealth Games in light of the country's anti-gay laws. The Games are due to begin in Glasgow on 23 July. "Flying Scotsman" Obree, who became one of Scotland's few openly gay sports stars in 2011, attacked the "hypocrisy"...

Internet fundraising campaign to help LGBTI people ‘escape’ to the west is at best both palliative and patronising, says Melanie Judge ...

Guardian photographer Graeme Robertson went to meet the blind pupils at Bishop Willis school in Iganga ...

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s president, Yoweri Museveni, assented to the controversial anti-gay bill . In the wake of this announcement, some western governments said they would be withdrawing aid to Uganda, and the World Bank also postponed loans in excess of $90m to the Ugandan government aimed at boosting health services. Museveni's decision was greeted with celebrations across Uganda, where many people believed he was snubbing...

Get up to speed with our new weekly round-up of the latest development and humanitarian news Eliza Anyangwe ...

s health system over a law that toughened punishment for gay people , an unusual move for an institution that typically avoids wading into politics. "We have postponed the project for further review to ensure that the development objectives would not be adversely affected by the enactment of this new law," World Bank spokesman David Theis said in an email. Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni signed an...

s monthly FashionCorps event on their Facebook page. "These ubiquitous adult baby-gros cover up those naughty breasts, buttocks and thighs and as an unexpected side-benefit they quickly dampen any sexual ardour between wearers, whatever their gender." But the realities of the apparent law are no laughing matter. According to a report by Uganda's New Vision newspaper , in the eastern part of the country,...

s Yarmouk camp shock the world, our expert panel explores the ways the development community can go beyond meeting basic needs in refugee camps • Put innovation at the heart of refugee protection work Emily Arnold-Fernandez, executive director, Asylum Access , California, USA Hosting refugees in communities is more cost-effective: Research we're currently working on shows that costs for hosting refugees...

Paula Kahumbu: On the eve of World Wildlife Day a Ugandan court has ordered the release of 2.9 tonnes of impounded ivory destined for sale in China and the United Arab Emirates. Paula Kahumbu ...

s president, Yoweri Museveni, is currently something of an international pariah. His decision to sign a bill into law that imposes harsh penalties for homosexuality has resulted in cuts to the country's generous aid budget. The US described the adoption of the law as a tragic day for Uganda, and the secretary of state, John Kerry, announced that "all dimensions" of US engagement with the country would...

t just leave them. We shall keep doing it, but we'll have to be aware of security risks. We face a lot of challenges, and because of the law we have to go back into the closet, which makes our work really hard. We need support from the international community, as we cannot do any work right now. We need international partners who can give financial support. The police have a list of 200 people to target....

Exposed' day after president signs anti-gay bill A Ugandan newspaper has published a list of what it called the country's 200 top homosexuals, outing some who previously had not identified themselves as gay, a day after the president enacted a harsh anti-gay law. The US secretary of state, John Kerry, said the signing of the bill by President Yoweri Museveni on Monday marked "a tragic day for Uganda...