Met de nieuwe wet sluit Ghana zich aan bij een groeiende groep Afrikaanse landen die homoseksualiteit strafbaar stellen of de bestaande wetgeving aanscherpen.

The bill had earlier been passed unanimously by parliament in 2024, but former President Nana Akufo-Addo declined to sign it into law before leaving office.

Ghana’s parliament has approved one of Africa’s most restrictive anti-LGBTQ laws, reviving controversial legislation that imposes prison terms for same-sex relations and support…