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New wave of anti-LGBTQ laws sweeps Africa (AFP)
New wave of anti-LGBTQ laws sweeps AfricaAFP via Yahoo
A string of west African countries have outlawed same-sex relations in recent months, further eroding LGBTQ rights on a continent where they were already under attack.
Of Africa's 54 countries, only about 20 do not currently criminalise same-sex relations.
Here is a look at the wave of anti-LGBTQ sentiment sweeping the continent and some of the forces driving it, from politicians playing to their homophobic base to the geopolitics of rejecting supposedly "Western values".
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Of Africa's 54 countries, only about 20 do not currently criminalise same-sex relations.
Here is a look at the wave of anti-LGBTQ sentiment sweeping the continent and some of the forces driving it, from politicians playing to their homophobic base to the geopolitics of rejecting supposedly "Western values".
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Details of various laws in the article.
Funding by American conservatives mentioned.