#yoweri museveni

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Uganda is Africa's most homophobic country. And the hatred unleashed there by the government and extremist religious groups has led to violence.

A prominent Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist is in a critical condition after he was stabbed on his way to work on Wednesday by unknown assailants on a motorbike.

Steven Kabuye, 25, suffered knife wounds and was left for dead in the assault on the outskirts of the capital Kampala before being found by local residents, police said. Human rights defenders have been warning about the risk of attacks on members of the LGBTQ+ community after Uganda last year adopted what is considered one of the harshest anti-gay laws in the world. Kabuye told detectives investigating the incident that he had been receiving death threats, according to a statement issued by police spokesperson Patrick Onyango. “According to Mr Kabuye, two unidentified individuals on a motorcycle, wearing helmets, approached him. The passenger jumped off and attacked him, specifically targeting his neck with a knife,” Onyango said. “Kabuye managed to shield his neck with his right arm, resulting in a stab wound to his hand. Despite attempting to flee, the assailants chased and stabbed him in the stomach and left him for dead,” he said, adding that local residents had found him and taken him to a medical clinic.

You can in certain instances get the death penalty for being gay in Uganda. The assailants probably felt it was their duty to try to murder Steven Kabuye.

In May last year, Uganda adopted anti-gay legislation containing provisions making “aggravated homosexuality” a potentially capital offence and setting out penalties for consensual same-sex relations of up to life in prison. Homosexuality has long been illegal in Uganda under a colonial-era law criminalising sexual activity “against the order of nature”, with life imprisonment possible for a conviction. The new law added further offences and punishments. Kabuye had posted on X that he was deeply concerned about the consequences of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023. “This law violates basic human rights and sets a dangerous precedent for discrimination and persecution against the LGBTQ+ community. Let us stand together in solidarity and fight against bigotry and hate,” he wrote.

Uganda is a good place to avoid even if locals just think you are LGBTQ+.

Uganda's homophobic President Yoweri Museveni seized power in January of 1986. That's so long ago that the Space Shuttle Challenger was still intact when he began his reign as de facto president for life. According to the journal Foreign Policy, Museveni may be looking to turn Uganda into a North Korea-style monarchy without crowns.

Politics in Uganda has become a parable of dynastic decay. For 37 years, President Yoweri Museveni has ruled with a supporting cast of relatives, army officers, and hangers-on. They see themselves as the only ones capable of running the country—and have profited handsomely from doing so. Museveni has twice had the constitution rewritten to remove limits on his rule. But he is now 78, and he cannot rewrite biology. Enter his 49-year-old son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba: a hard-drinking, trash-tweeting soldier who considers himself “the most handsome General on earth.” After a rapid promotion through the army ranks, Kainerugaba says he wants to run for president at the next election in 2026.

Uganda is part of the corrupt Axis of Homophobia which includes Russia and Iran. It deserves the same opprobrium which is directed at those decrepit régimes.

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By indirectly causing instability in the locations where coltan is found in surplus in the DRC, Rwanda has managed to siphon billions of dollars worth of the valuable mineral to attract foreign investment over the years. Despite the Rwandan government denying all claims, the UN has presented conclusive evidence of the state funding the M23, and continuing to spill Congolese blood on Congolese soil without remorse.

Ruth Mudingayi in Africa Is A Country. Congo beyond the hashtags

While social media has amplified calls for social justice in long-ignored parts of the world, it should only be the beginning of our activism.

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN CONGO?

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Bobi Wine: The People's President Against All Odds and Regimes

Imagine your own government trying to muzzle and stifle your voice for fear of change @natgeo #bobiwine #documentaries

History has proven if we don’t correct atrocities the first time, they are doomed to repeat.  Just here in America, we have seen our country go from a place of supposed liberty and justice for all to land I hardly recognize. Women and basic human rights are being challenged and some are attempting to rewrite history.  Imagine living in a country where you literally can be intimidated, beaten and…

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Uganda army chief says troops deployed to South Sudan capital - The Times of India

File photo (Picture credit: AP) KAMPALA: Ugandan special forces have been deployed to South Sudan’s capital, the Ugandan army chief said Tuesday, after rising tensions that have threatened a fragile peace agreement.Impoverished South Sudan has long been plagued by political instability and insecurity, but concerns have risen sharply in the past week after clashes between forces allied to the…

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20 Most Famous Celebrities In Uganda

Meet the most famous celebrities in Uganda who broke through Uganda’s entertainment and cultural scene. These are thriving with a new generation of stars dominating social media and the global stage. As of 2025, these celebrities have amassed millions of followers, showcasing their talent, charisma, and influence. Here’s a deep dive into the top 20 most famous Ugandan celebrities, ranked by their…

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26 janvier : l’Ouganda commémore sa libération et célèbre sa dictature

Le 26 janvier est férié en Ouganda en souvenir du renversement d’une junte militaire. 39 ans plus tard, le héros de la libération du pays, Yoweri Museveni est toujours au pouvoir ! Et sa dictature ne vaut guère mieux que celle qu’il a renversée.

Le 26 janvier 1986, de la junte du général Tito Okello était renversé par l’Armée de la résistance nationale conduite par un général passé au maquis. Okello était au pouvoir depuis qu’il avait, lui-même, renversé le président et dictateur Milton Oboté, un an plus tôt. Le meneur de ce mouvement de libération est le général Yoweri Museveni qui a passé sept ans dans le maquis pour lutter contre les deux dictateurs successifs.

En 1986, Yoweri Museveni, le héros de la libération du pays a été élu président de l’Ouganda, et son armée du maquis est devenue le MRN, le Mouvement de Résistance Nationale. 39 ans plus tard l’un comme l’autre sont toujours à la tête de l’Ouganda. Yoweri Museveni, aujourd’hui octogénaire, songe à briguer un septième mandat en 2026. Si rien ne bouge, il a de fortes chances de l’emporter puisqu’il contrôle le pays d’une main de fer. À moins qu’il ne laisse la présidence à son propre fils, Muhoozi Kainerugaba…

La Journée de la libération du NRM (NRM Liberation Day), célébrée chaque année le 26 janvier, est bien destinée à consolider sa dictature en dépit des violations des droits humains, du harcèlement des journalistes, du chômage, de la pauvreté, de la dégradation des services de santé et le déclin de l'économie. Cette année, c’est à Munbende que se déroule les festivités, un district bien délaissé où rien n’a bougé depuis quatre décennies, malgré un vote constant pour le MRN. Hier, le dictateur Yoweri Museveni prononçait son discours à la nation lui faisant part de sa vision de l’avenir de l’Ouganda.

Un article de l'Almanach international des éditions BiblioMonde, 25 janvier 2025

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Uganda'da Diplomatik Çatışma: Muhoozi Kainerugaba'dan Sert Uyarı

Uganda’da Diplomatik Çatışma Uganda’nın Silahlı Kuvvetler Komutanı Muhoozi Kainerugaba, ABD’nin Uganda Büyükelçisi William Popp‘a, Uganda Cumhurbaşkanı Yoweri Museveni‘ye özür dilemesi ya da ülkeyi terk etmesi için sadece üç gün süre tanıdı. Bu durum, diplomatik ilişkilerde ciddi bir gerilime işaret ediyor. Nile Post tarafından aktarılan haberlere göre, Kainerugaba, büyükelçinin diplomatik…

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About - Julius Nyerere Leadership Centre (JNLC)

The Julius Nyerere Leadership Centre, is named after the former President of Tanzania, the late H.E. Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere. It was established on the initiative of the President of the Republic of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to honour the legacy of the late H.E. Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere. Launched by HE the President on the October, 6th 2018, the Centre was set up for intergenerational dialogue on African history, the study of Africa’s revolutionary movements, and as a centre for knowledge and research.

By contextualizing problems and their solutions, the Julius Nyerere Leadership Centre draws from a wide variety of approaches, that include, innovative policy leading research, quality dialogues, youth training and mentoring, providing an important platform for distinguished African intellectuals, scholars, other accomplished Africans to share, nurture, mentor, challenge and account to the next generation of African leaders.

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‘SIGNED, SEALED’ - Museveni says Uganda won't be swayed after anti-LGBTQ law triggers aid cut threats

KAMPALA – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has defended signing one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, with punishments up to and including the death penalty, saying it was needed to prevent LGBTQ community members he said were “disoriented” from “recruiting” others. His comments were the first since he signed the bill into law, triggering widespread Western criticism including threats…

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In addition to being the dictator party and the abortion police party, the GOP is becoming the "kill the gays" party.

In a little-noticed Oct. 8 speech in Uganda, Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) urged that nation to stand behind its new Anti-Homosexuality Act, which includes the death penalty. Walberg’s remarks came at Uganda’s National Prayer Breakfast. His trip to attend the event was paid for by the secretive U.S. group behind the National Prayer Breakfast, congressional filings show. As the keynote speaker of the Entebbe event, Walberg advised Uganda to “stand firm” on the new law. Walberg can be seen in video of the event listening to, endorsing, and associating himself with the remarks of other speakers. Speakers called LGBTQ+ advocates “a force from the bottom of Hell” and urged government officials to adopt “Christocracy” over democracy. Walberg explicitly encouraged Uganda’s leaders to resist opposition to the law from the U.S., the UN, and other global institutions. His audience included President Yoweri Museveni, who signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act into law in May. Museveni afterwards said Walberg’s presence showed his people that there were Americans who “think like us.” Walberg justified his Uganda trip as related to his official duties in part because of his role as co-chair of the Feb. 2 U.S. National Prayer Breakfast.

Yep, Rep. Walberg went on a junket (taxpayer financed?) to the most homophobic country in Sub-Saharan Africa just to "pray" at breakfast — presumably for the death of gays. And he got to do so alongside the country's longtime authoritarian president.

Yoweri Museveni has been mis-leading his country since 26 January 1986 – the same day the Chicago Bears won Super Bowl XX. He's one of those corrupt de facto presidents for life who plague a number of countries in Africa. It's natural that Republicans would gravitate towards such a figure.

[L]ast year’s Ugandan National Prayer Breakfast also served as a rally to resist international pressure for LGBTQ+ rights. The latest version of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, commonly known as the “Kill the Gays Bill,” was introduced shortly afterwards. The law provides penalties of lengthy prison sentences and even execution for “aggravated homosexuality,” including “serial offenses.” Even advocating for LGBTQ+ rights can mean years behind bars under the new law. Just attempting to engage in same-sex conduct can draw a sentence of ten years. According to Human Rights Watch, Ugandan rights groups have seen a spike in anti-LGBTQ discrimination and persecution since the bill’s introduction. Advocates in Uganda report government crackdowns on rights organizations and, since the law was enacted in May, hundreds of individual acts of violence, discrimination, and even evictions. As recently as Dec. 11, the Biden administration reiterated its demand that Uganda repeal the law and stop its official persecution. The White House cited U.S. visa restrictions and sanctions of Ugandan officials. The U.S. has suggested further economic consequences may follow.

Walberg seemed to imply that he's not on the side of the United States of America. Well, that's not unusual of House Republicans.

Referring to himself and the Ugandans there as “we,” Walberg asked, “Whose side do we wanna be on? God’s side. Not the World Bank, not the United States of America, necessarily, not the UN. God’s side.”

Somebody should ask Rep. Walberg if he's going to introduce a "Kill the Gays Bill" in the US House. Knowing how self-hating the Log Cabin Republicans are, they'd probably lobby in favor of such a bill.

A fascist mindset permeates the Republican Party. If you support the continuation of democracy in this country, Vote Blue No Matter Who. People who claim that both parties are the same are either stupid or too lazy to pay attention.

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Uganda. All participants in Human Society should be seen as equals. Anti-Gay Laws in Uganda should hurt that country’s future.

https://youtu.be/eNjF5iSSOrU

Obviously, Yoweri Museveni, is not worried about boycotts. Naked!!

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SERIES- M7 NRA Child Soldiers, Names of the ‘Kadogos’

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni then NRA rebel leader – courtesy photo Today in our Special Series on the NRA War and child Soldiers, we bring you some of the names of these ‘Kadogos’ as released by Sgt Gitta Musoke a then child soldier who accounts events of the NRA war. Gitta says he and other colleagues still alive are suffering and forgotten. Read here SERIES: M7- NRA Child Soldiers in…

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Edith Nakalema leads at UK-Africa Business Summit with Impressive Address

On March 4, 2025, at the UK-Africa Business Summit in London, Colonel Edith Nakalema presented Uganda’s Electronic Investors Protection Portal (EIPP), a digital platform designed to enhance transparency and efficiency in the investment process. The portal provides real-time oversight for President Yoweri Museveni and the Ugandan government, allowing investors to report issues, track progress, and…

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Siaya ready to host President Ruto and Uganda’s Museveni

Siaya ready to host President Ruto and Uganda’s Museveni The newly constructed Siaya County Stadium will host two heads of state; William Ruto and Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni during its official opening on January 2, 2025, Siaya Governor James Orengo has announced Speaking after inspecting the stadium together with the Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omolo, Governor Orengo’s preparations for…

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Nobody will move us over anti-gay law, says Museveni

President Yoweri Museveni has told off the international community over its opposition to an anti-gay law signed into law this week.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has told off the international community over its opposition to an anti-gay law signed into law this week. Mr Museveni insisted the signing of the law was a done deal, defying calls to have it repealed. “The signing of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill is finished, nobody will move us. We should be ready for a war,” he said in a statement after a meeting with members…