3+ hour, 37+ min ago  (114+ words) Israel: Tel Aviv pride marchers push for LGBTQ+ equality amid tensions and war africanews. com Please select your experience Kenyan hospital units on standby as part of Ebola emergency preparedness plan South Africa marks 50th anniversary of the 1976 student uprising Back…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (269+ words) Ghana's parliament has approved one of Africa's most restrictive anti-LGBTQ laws, reviving controversial legislation that imposes prison terms for same-sex relations and support for LGBTQ activities, despite strong criticism from human rights groups and international organisations. Ghana's parliament on Friday…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (249+ words) Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Friday condemned Western "tyranny" in wanting to "impose" homosexuality, and rejected any attempt to stop the application of a new law toughening sentences for same-sex relations. LGBTQ issues have stirred controversy in Muslim-majority Senegal…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (290+ words) Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has signed into law legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison amid a crackdown on the country's gay community. The law, which was signed Monday…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (249+ words) Ghana's embassy in the United States has criticised Lincoln University's last-minute decision to cancel plans to confer an honorary doctorate on former President John Dramani Mahama. In a statement, the embassy said it was "surprised and disappointed" that the university…...

3+ mon, 10+ hour ago  (519+ words) Senegal's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison amid a crackdown on the country's gay community. The text, which must now be signed into law by…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (182+ words) International rights groups are calling on Senegal to protect the rights of LGBT people amid a wave of homophobia in the West African country. Earlier this month, 12 men were arrested in Dakar on charges of "acts against nature" and the…...