Ghana MPs plan law criminalising promotion of LGBT+ rights
Actor Idris Elba and model Naomi Campbell are among well-known British figures urging Ghana's president to engage with LGBT+ community
Ghana MPs plan law criminalising promotion of LGBT+ rights
Actor Idris Elba and model Naomi Campbell are among well-known British figures urging Ghana's president to engage with LGBT+ community
LGBT+ refugees call on U.N. for safe space after Kenya camp attacks
LGBT+ refugees say their quarters at Kenya's Kakuma camp had been attacked at least five times since the start of the year
'Digital authoritarianism' threatening basic rights in Africa, study says
Measures used by governments in past two decades include digital surveillance, disinformation, internet shutdowns and arrests for online speech
Banks urged to steer clear of East Africa oil pipeline financing
Nearly a third of the pipeline will run through the basin of Lake Victoria, which more than 40 million people rely on for water
Spate of attacks, arrests puts LGBT+ groups on alert in Cameroon
Same-sex relationships are illegal across much of Africa, but few countries are as assiduous in using the laws against LGBT+ people as Cameroon, campaigners say
Anti-gay uproar after Ghana opens its first LGBT+ community centre
Church groups and politicians want the government to shut the centre and arrest its founders
TIMELINE - New Ebola outbreaks in Guinea, DR Congo pose regional risk
The Ebola virus has been detected in West Africa for the first time since the outbreak in 2013-2016. Here's a timeline of the key developments
FACTBOX-Ten facts about FGM, an ancient practice that mutilates girls' bodies
Two million more girls worldwide are expected to undergo female genital mutilation over the next decade as the pandemic hits global efforts to end the practice
COVID-19 creates 'fertile ground' for genital cutting in Africa
From east to west, the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a surge in reports of girls across Africa undergoing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)