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World Bank U-turn ends loan ban to Uganda over gay rights

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World Bank says it is lifting a ban on loans to Uganda that it put in place two years ago .

Uganda voted in some of the world's harshest anti-homosexual legislation in 2023 .

The World Bank is confident that new "mitigation measures" will allow it to roll out funding in such a way that does not harm or discriminate against LGBTQ people.

Uganda 's Anti-Homosexuality Act prompted international condemnation.