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World Bank postpones $90m Uganda loan over anti-gay law
The World Bank has postponed a $90m (£54m) loan to Uganda over its tough anti-gay law, which has drawn criticism from around the world.
World Bank officials said they wanted to guarantee the projects the loan was destined to support were not going to be adversely affected by the law.
The loan was intended to boost Uganda's health services.
Ugandan government spokesman Ofwono Opondo said the World Bank "should not blackmail its members".
The law, enacted on Monday, strengthens already strict legislation relating to homosexuals.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26378230