By AFP More by this AuthorUganda on Tuesday scoffed at a US warning about the risk of doing business in the country, describing it as "laughable". It followed an updated travel warning issued by Washington earlier this year after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law a draconian anti-gay bill. "Businesses, organisations, and individuals should be aware of potential financial and reputational risks resulting from endemic corruption," the advisory said. It also warned of "violence against human rights activists, media members, health workers, members of minority groups, LGBTQI+ persons, and political opponents". Read: Uganda Anti-Gay Law causing wave of abuses, activists sayAdvertisementUganda's adoption of the Anti-Homosexuality Act in May triggered outrage among human rights groups, LGBTQ activists, the United Nations and Western powers.

Source: Daily Nation October 25, 2023 12:16 UTC