Focus on Africa - Uganda: World Bank lifts loan ban
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In 2023, Uganda voted in some of the world's harshest anti-homosexual legislation meaning that anybody engaging in certain same-sex acts can be sentenced to death. The World Bank decided to ban Uganda from receiving loans because of its legislation. The bank now says it's confident that new "mitigation measures" will allow it to roll out funding in such a way that does not harm or discriminate against LGBTQ+ community. We hear analysis.
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Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya and Bella Hassan in London. Charles Gitonga in Nairobi and Blessing Aderogba in Lagos.
Technical Producer: Kane Masaba-Morgan
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
Published on Monday, 9th June 2025.
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