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Central African Republic plans referendum on scrapping presidential term limits

30 May 2023

BANGUI (Reuters) -Central African Republic’s President Faustin-Archange Touadera said on Tuesday he would hold a referendum in July on his intention to change the constitution and remove term limits. Touadera’s allies proposed the change in May last year, arguing that presidential term limits were uncommon in many neighbouring countries. Critics and opposition parties held protests …

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In Zimbabwe, female rugby team seeks to keep girls off the streets

30 May 2023

By Nyasha Chingono DOMBOSHAVA, Zimbabwe (Reuters) – Bridget Magasu is the first to arrive for the training session, clutching a rugby ball while she waits for other members of her all-female rugby team to arrive. Usually a sport reserved for the affluent suburbs of Zimbabwe’s major cities, rugby is making inroads in the countryside, where …

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Reactions to new Ugandan anti-LGBTQ law

30 May 2023

(Reuters) – Uganda has implemented one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, drawing widespread Western condemnation and outraging activists at home. Below is some reaction: CLARE BYARUGABA, UGANDAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST “The Ugandan President has today Legalised State Sponsored Homophobia and Transphobia. It’s a very dark and sad day … We shall continue to fight this …

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Blinken says US to consider visa restrictions over Ugandan anti-gay law

30 May 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said his government would consider visa restrictions against Ugandan officials and others for the abuse of human rights following the implementation of one of the world’s toughest anti-gay laws. Blinken said he has instructed the State Department to update travel guidance to U.S. citizens …

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Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

30 May 2023

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”, drawing Western condemnation and risking sanctions from aid donors. Same-sex relations were already illegal in Uganda, as in more than 30 African countries, but the new law goes further. It stipulates capital punishment …

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