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Museveni slams West after US removes Uganda from economic program

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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni in Belgrade, Serbia, on July 30, 2023. [AP photo]

Days after the United States removed Uganda from an economic assistance program due to human rights concerns, Uganda's president harshly criticized the West.

In a speech Thursday, President Yoweri Museveni urged lawmakers from the Commonwealth of Nations to reject what he called the evil tendencies of Western countries toward societies different from them.

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