homosexual acts were already illegal in uganda, but now anyone convicted of having gay sex faces life imprisonment. we see that the more the states do this, the more the lgbt+ is impacted. so this bill, as it is signed now into law by president mr veni is having real consequences on the lgbt+ individuals in uganda but also across the region. i also spoke to activist jay mulucha to find out what reaction has been on the ground in the capital, kampala. he told me what the reaction has been. in uganda, at the moment, the situation is bad. we woke up to the bad news of the president signing the bill and it was so scary. everyone was tensed up, the situation was not good. we are so scared, that s what i can tell you, because we didn t expect the bill to be signed as soon as today. though we knew that one day he will sign the bill, the president will sign the bill, we did not expect it to come in as soon as today. you can never prepare for bad news. the international community is a
in the uk, the government also condemned the new law, saying. homosexual acts were already illegal in uganda, but now anyone convicted of having gay sex faces life imprisonment. let s speak now to jay mulucha. he s an activist and executive director of an lbtq organisation in uganda. he has stayed up very late to join us on the programme. thank you very much for your time. tell us exactly what the reaction has been so far in uganda. what the reaction has been so far in unanda. . ~ what the reaction has been so far in uaanda. ., ~ ,, what the reaction has been so far in u:anda. ., ~ i. . uganda. thank you so much. in u:anda, uganda. thank you so much. in uganda. at uganda. thank you so much. in uganda, at the uganda. thank you so much. in uganda, at the moment, - uganda. thank you so much. in uganda, at the moment, the i uganda. thank you so much. in - uganda, at the moment, the situation is bad. we woke up to the bad news of the president signing the bill and it was so sca
Bank spring meetings, which could lead that kicked off on monday in washington. Our North America correspondent is there and has a preview of those meetings. High inflation continues to plague countries around the world. Central bankers are raising Interest Rates to try and slow down those price increases. As a result however, we have some of the weakest Growth Projections by the International Monetary fund since the 1990s. With the Worlds Finance Ministers and central bankers all meeting in washington this week the increasingly fragile Global Economy will certainly be the focus along with ways for countries to try and mitigate some of the negative impacts of those Interest Rate rises. The high inflation however is already having an impact on poorer countries, pushing them further into financial distress, given the uncertain Global Economic outlook the imf believes many more countries will be looking to the imf for help. Reporting outside the world bank and imf building. For more we ca
hello and welcome. president biden will address the irish parliament in dublin this afternoon, as he continues his visit to the island of ireland. today, he s expected to affirm the strong ties between the republic of ireland and the united states. our correspondent, charlotte gallagher, is in dublin. hello. take us through the day. it s reall hello. take us through the day. it s really back to business forjoe biden today, yesterday, he had some personal time, biden today, yesterday, he had some personaltime, ending biden today, yesterday, he had some personal time, ending the day in a pub chatting to locals, taking selfies, going to behind the bar at one point. today, it is diplomacy and politics and he is going to speak at the irish parliament, only be fourth us president to ever do that, he is going to meet the irish president at his official residence and they are going to plant a tree together. the final stop here in dublin is at dublin castle where he is going to have a