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Africa doesn't need 'sinful' Western aid
Jul 04 2014 at 05:57am
Cape Town – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has
reportedly urged Africans to avoid “sinful” Western aid
after donors cut funding over anti-gay laws enacted in his
country.
Museveni signed the controversial anti-gay law in
February . The law calls for "repeat homosexuals" to be
jailed for life, outlaws the promotion of homosexuality and
obliges Ugandans to denounce gays to the authorities.
Washington froze some aid programmes last month and
barred entry to the US for specific Ugandan officials
involved in "human rights abuses", including against the
gay community.
But according to The Telegraph , Museveni said his
country needs no aid and would in actual fact become
self-reliant.
Museveni said aid that came with conditions such as fair
treatment of gays was "unreligious" and "sinful", adding
that Africans did not need handouts if they stopped
sleeping and worked hard.
Several more Western countries have also reduced funding
to Museveni's government.
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