| ID | 130221 |
| Title Proper | Africa's new political homophobia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Epprecht, Marc |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Uganda has a population problem. The United Nations forecasts that the number of people living there will surpass the combined populations of Germany, Italy, and Japan by the end of this century-growing to 205 million in an area about the size of Oregon. It is hard to imagine how this will help with Uganda's
current poverty problem. The nation ranks 161st in the world in the UN's Human Development Index. Having deployed troops in Somalia and South Sudan and suffered terrorist attacks in the capital city, Kampala, Uganda also has a security problem. This partly explains the harassment and repression of the press and civil society groups by a government that is increasingly intolerant of any dissent. |
| `In' analytical Note | Current History Vol.113, No.763; May 2014: p.203-204 |
| Journal Source | Current History Vol.113, No.763; May 2014: p.203-204 |
| Key Words | African Union - AU ; Germany ; United Nations - UN ; Human Rights ; Sudan ; Somalia ; UN Troops ; Human Growth Index - HGI ; Political Homophobia |