Uganda willing to forego aid 'to save gays from damnation'

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http://www.independent.ie/world-news/africa/uganda-willing-to-forego-aid-to-save-gays-from-damnation-30051960.html

Uganda is willing to give up all international aid to keep its new anti-homosexuality law and "save gays from damnation", its ethics minister said as the World Bank followed other donors and froze a $100m (about €72m) new loan.

In a newspaper interview minister Simon Lokodo said: "We want to rid this country of homosexuality and if that means these people, Obama, Hague, you name them, want to stop their aid then let them.

"We don't need (aid), we won't die poor, and we will at least be able to save these gays from damnation."

Condemnation of the new law by western nations, which together give Uganda more than €1.2bn a year in aid, drew quick criticism from Mr Lokodo.

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Disgusting. They may end up with no aid soon, then.