Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act fundamentally contradicts the World Bank Group’s values. We believe our vision to eradicate poverty on a livable planet can only succeed if it includes everyone ...

A senior official at Uganda's finance ministry confirmed that accounts in the country's central bank had been hacked but he downplayed the extent of the losses.

Reuters. The World Bank logo is seen at the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2023.

KAMPALA, Uganda — The World Bank says it will not consider new loans to Uganda after the East African country earlier this year enacted an anti-gay law that rights groups and others have condemned.

In 2014, the World Bank played an important role in pressuring Uganda to walk back a draconian anti-gay law. Ten years later, it needs to do so again.

The World Bank is working with Uganda to try and restore funding, which it halted after the East African nation passed repressive anti-gay legislation, by testing measures that rights groups say ...