COMMENTARY: ‘Little that is genuinely African’ at African Family Values conference Alban Bagbin, the speaker of Ghana’s parliament, announces the suspension of proceedings from June 3 to 6 to allow parliament members to attend the 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family and Sovereignty, which will be held in the Parliamentary Chamber. …
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Previous donations have freed 56 innocent victims of African homophobia Donations are urgently needed to free eight prisoners, including Cam, whose story is below. For their safety, in this series of articles the eight prisoners are identified by pseudonyms. This illustration of Cam was created by the AI program ChatGPT, …
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Micro-productivity and professional consultation platform Notisboard has rolled out a major software update aimed at drastically improving the user and expert lifecycle. The release focuses heavily on security, ecosystem accessibility, and reducing friction during user acquisition. The platform—which pairs independent, verified professionals with users seeking private, structured digital consultations—is leaning …
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Read More »Did Ghana Parliament lack a quorum when it passed anti-LGBTQ bill?
TIERs stated on X: “Ghana’s parliament just passed one of the most sweeping anti-queer bills. Identifying as queer carries a prison sentence, so does standing with someone who is. Now is the time to make noise. The president has not signed yet, and that window is closing. Do not stay …
Read More »Anti-LGBTQ gathering in Ghana likely to miss key participant from Uganda
Anita Among is under house arrest, though she helped plan June 3-6 conference Andrew Asiamah Amoako, the second deputy speaker of the Ghana Parliament (left), meets with Anita Among, then speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, during the Ghanaian lawmakers’ visit to Uganda in February 2026. (Photo courtesy of the …
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U.S. is taking a ‘real risk’ with hasty shift in efforts to fight HIV, experts say Last year, HIV advocates piled up hundred of mock coffins in front of the U.S. State Department. (Photo courtesy of Pink News / AFP / Getty) Donald Trump’s decision last year to shut down …
Read More »Ghana parliament approves cruel, sweeping anti-LGBTQ bill
ACCRA — Ghana’s parliament on Friday approved a new bill that criminalizes the so-called promotion of LGBTQ activity, part of a broader crackdown on sexual minorities in West Africa.The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, passed by a voice vote after the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee unanimously recommended …
Read More »Under pressure from activists, Ghana’s anti-gay conference moves again
Human rights defenders urged venues to shun the anti-gay conference The anti-gay Fourth African Inter-Parliamentary “Family, Sovereignty and Values” Conference, previously planned for the Four Points by Sheraton hotel, then at the Accra Ridge Church, will now be held at Parliament House. (Image courtesy of the Parliament of Ghana on …
Read More »Ghana legislators aim to pass anti-gay bill before June 3 anti-gay conference
The legislative process in Ghana’s parliament is being aggressively fast-tracked Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, majority chief whip of the Ghana Parliament, says Parliament could pass the anti-LGBTQ bill within days. (Photo courtesy of MyJoyOnline) The LGBTQ advocacy group Rightify Ghana states: Ghana’s Parliament Accelerates Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Passage On Thursday, 28th May …
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