Reuters said Sweden has resumed financial aid to Uganda after suspending some assistance in March over a law widely condemned by donor nations that increases punishment for homosexuals.

“Sweden wants to help create better conditions in Uganda for sustainable economic growth and development. This is why Swedish aid to Uganda will remain substantial,” Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Hillevi Engstrom said.

“Sweden continues to support human rights and freedom from violence”, the Swedish embassy in Kampala said in its English-language statement.

Uganda relies on aid to fund about 20 percent of its annual state budget, according to the news bureau.