The bill’s advocates have eagerly seized on the trial of a gay British man, who is now facing a two year sentence on obscenity charges, to reenergize support for their legislation.
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E.U. ruling on asylum for gay Africans sets important precedent
However, the decision by the ECJ is not an open invitation to Europe for all gay Africans.
Why Jacob Zuma’s Africa gaffe hit such a nerve
The South African President’s latest public slip-up not only provoked a diplomatic incident, it inadvertently stumbled on a point of sensitivity across the continent.
ICC throws critics a bone with Senussi deferral
The International Criminal Court has, for the first time ever, deferred a case to a national judiciary with its ruling that Libya can try former spy chief Abdullah el-Senussi.
Ugandan leader criticizes ‘chauvinistic’ Egypt on Nile dam
A sign of the deepening divide between Egypt and its African neighbors
Jumping the gun? Hollande receives peace prize for Mali
Despite the early successes of the French military campaign, Mali has all the makings of a long, complicated war.
Egypt’s ‘secret’ Ethiopia meeting sets back Africa push
Cairo’s nascent foreign policy pivot has just been dealt a highly embarrassing blow.
Kagame on the offensive over U.N. Congo force
The Rwandan president accused MONUSCO of making the situation in the DRC worse and linked the U.N.’s authorization of the new brigade to the failures of the peacekeeping force in the country.
DRC named most dangerous country for mothers
Small wonder that a country plagued by violent instability and weak governance has proven so inhospitable to mothers and infants.
Uganda’s foreign donors suspend aid
Allegations that $13 million of foreign aid was stolen by officials in the Prime Minister’s office appear to have done what a dubious human rights record could not.
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