STORY: Ghanaian lawmakers have unanimously voted in favor of an anti-LGBT bill. But could that legislation imperil vital Western aid for the heavily-indebted West African country? First, let's look at ...

ACCRA (Reuters) - A Ghanaian legislator has asked parliament to replace jail terms for gay sex with non-custodial sentences including counselling, saying the anti-LGBT bill currently making its way ...

Ghana's president, Nana Akufo-Addo, addressing the U.N. General Assembly in 2019. (Frank Franklin II/AP) Under the administration of President Nana Akufo-Addo, Ghana has been meticulously exporting an ...

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(Johannesburg) – Ghana’s attorney general should drop charges against 21 human rights defenders who face ongoing judicial harassment after attending a paralegal training session, Human Rights Watch ...

Actor Idris Elba and model Naomi Campbell have joined 65 other British celebrities, designers and politicians in calling for Ghana's president to engage with the country's LGBT+ community in an open ...

In the shadows: Homosexual contact is outlawed or repressed in many parts of Africa - Copyright Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia/AFP/File NHET SOK ...

Parliament is set to debate a controversial bill that would increase sentences for same-sex relationships and ban advocacy rights groups. The majority of Christian churches in Ghana are backing a ...

In a dimly-lit room with racks of women's clothing, Ghanaian artist and LGBT+ activist Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi flipped through photo self-portraits illustrating her transition to womanhood. By Francis ...

A Ghanaian court on Tuesday denied bail to 21 gay rights activists arrested nearly three weeks ago for what police described as an unlawful gathering, their lawyer said. The 16 women and five men were ...