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 ...

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.

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.

The World Bank says it is lifting a ban on loans to Uganda that it had put in place two years ago when the country passed a draconian new law against LGBTQ people. In 2023, Uganda voted in some of ...

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 ...