World Bank Ends Ugandan Loan Ban that Sought to End LGBTQ Repression

World Bank resumes lending to Uganda

The World Bank Group has resumed lending to Uganda. The bank in 2023 suspended new loans to the African country after President Yoweri Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act, which contains a death penalty provision for “aggravated homosexuality.” Reuters reported the bank decided to resume lending on June 5. “We have now determined the mitigation measures rolled out over the last several months in all ongoing projects in Uganda to be satisf…

World Bank ends Ugandan loan ban that sought to end LGBTQ repression

As arrests and evictions continue, World Bank claims its loans won’t harm LGBTQ Ugandans The World Bank has resumed lending to Uganda that it suspended in 2023 after the passage of that year’s cruel Anti-Homosexuality Act. Although the law has led to hundreds of Ugandans being evicted from their homes, subjected to violence or arrested… The post World Bank ends Ugandan loan ban that sought to end LGBTQ repression appeared first on Erasing 76 Cri…