Anti-LGBTQ+ laws are on the rise across west Africa, campaigners warn
Campaigners warn that West African nations are increasingly implementing anti-LGBTQ+ laws, which activists describe as political opportunism to maintain power. Countries like Senegal, Niger, and Ghana have recently introduced or strengthened legislation criminalizing same-sex relations.
African leaders who are toughening anti-LGBTQ+ laws have been accused of ‘political opportunism’ by campaigners. African leaders who are toughening anti-LGBTQ+ laws have been accused of ‘political opportunism’ by campaigners. LGBTQ+ rights Anti-LGBTQ+ laws are on the rise across west Africa, campaigners warn Activists in the region say politicians regard LGBTQ+ people as ‘the easiest scapegoats to maintain their power’
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