Africa News - Gay Ugandans face life in prison after homophobic bill is signed into law

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  • 10 years ago
Anti-gay sentiment in Uganda sees the President's backing of a homophobic law welcomed at home but slammed abroad. And in Rwanda we meet the 20 year olds carrying a commemorative torch across the country two decades on from the 1994 genocide.

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