World bank suspends $90m Ugandan loan

Has the West finally decided that enough is enough with the homophobic hatred sweeping the African continent? Is Uganda going to be made an example of? The line in the sand?

I would suggest that it's certainly starting to look that way. The cavalier attitude that Uganda has to the aid that goes into the place is now showing itself to be ineffective in keeping that aid going whilst throwing gays in jail. Western nations are "scrambling" to react to the passing of the Ugandan "jail the gays" law:

Other European donors have taken a tougher line. Norway said it would be withholding $8m in development aid, and Denmark will divert $9m away from the government. "We cannot distance ourselves too strongly from the law and the signal that the Ugandan government now sends to not only persecuted minority groups, but to the whole world," the Danish trade and development minister, Mogens Jensen, said. Austria said it was reviewing its assistance. more

And even the World Bank, which normally doesn't get involved in politics, has postponed a $90million loan.  

The World Bank on Thursday postponed a $90m (£54m) loan to Uganda's health system over a law that toughened punishment for gay people, an unusual move for an institution that typically avoids wading into politics. 

"We have postponed the project for further review to ensure that the development objectives would not be adversely affected by the enactment of this new law," World Bank spokesman David Theis said in an email. more