Anti-gay bill: Uganda's Museveni to meet MPs

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni is due to meet MPs from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) on Thursday to discuss the controversial anti-homosexuality bill passed by parliament last month.The meeting will take place at State House in Entebbe, according to a statement by the NRM parliamentary caucus chairperson, Denis Obua.All MPs are required to take a Covid-19 test before the meeting, state-run New Vision website reported.The bill, which local media say Mr Museveni is likely to sign into law, will see anyone engaging in acts of homosexuality facing 20 years in jail and a death penalty for convicts of aggravated homosexuality.The proposed legislation has attracted global condemnation, with the US threatening sanctions on Uganda if the bill is enacted into law.Article share tools
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Posted at 6:446:44Sudan’s RSF set up ‘humanitarian’ call centreSudan’s paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Wednesday said it set up a call centre to receive distress calls from the citizens and foreigners in the capital, Khartoum.”The room operates under the supervision of a force comprising various legal, medical and rescue teams, a direct communication mechanism is allocated to serve 24/7, to provide humanitarian aid and contribute to evacuations and resolve insecurities,” the group said in a statement posted on Twitter.It said the room was located in the RSF’s controlled areas in Khartoum.RSF’s announcement came a few hours after a fresh humanitarian ceasefire between Sudanese military and RSF was announced.Sporadic clashes were reported on Thursday morning despite the truce.Medics have been unable to access hospitals amid intensified clashes in Khartoum and other parts of the country.Several countries have indicated that they will be evacuating their citizens from Sudan.