The bill prescribes a three-year jail term for people who identify as gay and five to 10 years for promoters and advocates.

ACCRA, Ghana — Lawmakers in Ghana have reintroduced an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that was passed by parliament last year but not enacted, a sponsor told The Associated Press on Monday. Former President ...

The executive director noted that if the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill becomes a law, it may incite violence against LGBTQ Ghanaians and their supporters. Last year ...

The bill would increase the maximum penalty ... Past polling has shown a lack of tolerance for LGBTQ people in Ghana and Fordjour said the country no longer needed to fear economic sanctions.

President John Dramani Mahama has asserted that multilateral institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank should not interfere in cultural matters, including Ghana’s ...

President Donald Trump has wasted no time in attacking diversity, equity and inclusion since returning to office in January, ...

FILE - Speaker of Ghana Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin speaks at the Parliament House in Accra, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu, file) 33,658 people played the daily Crossword ...