Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni said he will sign the country’s notorious anti-gay bill into law, according to government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo.
Opondo, who made the announcement on twitter, added that the decision was made after 14 medical experts presented reports that homosexuality is not genetic.Uganda's anti-gay bill establishes a sentence of life in prison for sex between same-sex couples, and criminalizes the so-called promotion of homosexuality. Uganda’s activists are saying that if the bill is signed, the country’s homosexuals may be forced to seek asylum elsewhere.
France has said it will send 400 more troops to help stop the fighting in Central African Republic, but still more help is essential – a mission by UN peacekeepers is urgently needed to help contain the violence.
Violence in the country has sparked an exodus of Muslims that some have called ethnic cleansing.Syria’s peace talks have reached an impasse, as accusations over who was to blame for the deadlock fly.
