Shell to Pay $110 Million to End 30-Year Nigeria Oil Spill Case, Ghana’s president in tight spot over anti-LGBT law | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you shouldn’t miss: Shell to Pay $110 Million to End 30-Year Nigeria Oil Spill Case Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Nigerian unit agreed to pay a community in the West African country more than $110 million to resolve a long-running dispute over an oil spill that occurred... Read More

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Algeria, Ghana, LGBTQ Ghanaians, nigeria, Oil spill, Royal Dutch Shell, Wild Fire, Zambia Election

August 12, 2021

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The French meddle: How the action of the French ambassador to Ghana encourages homophobic violence against LGBT+ Ghanaians

The ongoing spectacle of intolerance in the small West African country of Ghana is no longer news. Unless you are completely unplugged from the world you know at least the following two facts: 1. Politicians in Ghana, with the blessing and urging of religious groups and leaders, have created a bill whose... Read More

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Anne Sophie Ave, Emmanuel Macron, France, KillTheBill, LGBT+, LGBTQ Ghanaians

August 5, 2021

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What happens when 2 gay and 3 straight men walk into a bar?

If you are going by all the horrible stories of violence against queer bodies across the world – from the dark alleys of Tel Aviv in the apartheid state of Israel to Ho in Ghana – you will be within your right to believe that the world of cis-heterosexuals and that of queer people is... Read More

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Ghana, Heterosexuals, homosexuality, israel, LGBT Ghana, LGBTQ Ghanaians, Tel Aviv

August 5, 2021

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Amnesty Int’l: Security agents killed 115 within South East in 4 months; Ghanaian Court acquits 21 arrested at LGBTQ event | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Security agents kill 115 in South-East within four months, says Amnesty International No fewer than 115 persons from the South-East have been allegedly killed by security operatives between March and June, a report by Amnesty International has revealed. According to the report, relatives of the victims denied the deceased were part of the militants that... Read More

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African Union, biafra, COVID-19, Ethopia, Ghana 21, LGBTQ Ghanaians, Tigrey, UNESCO

May 24, 2021

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#ReleaseThe21 is the movement calling for the release of arrested LGBTQ persons in Ghana

In another turn of hostility towards the Ghanaian LGBTQ community, 21 queer persons were arrested last week in the city of Ho for holding a community empowerment activity, now charged and remanded for “unlawful assembly.” This is according to the Volta Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service. Stating the obvious, the police have been... Read More

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#Releasethe21, Ho, LGBTQ Ghanaians, Queer Ghanaians, Release the 21

March 31, 2021

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Against homophobia in Ghana, LGBTQ Ghanaians are changing their profile pictures red on Twitter

For some time now, LGBTQ Ghanaians have been living in fear and isolation stemming from the constant attacks that Ghanaian political leaders have mounted against them in the media and physical spaces, colluding with religious figures and ”human rights” lawyers. This new wave of homophobia began when a LGBTQ center was raided and shut down... Read More

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Ghana, Homophobia, LGBTQ Ghanaians, Queer Ghanaians

February 24, 2021

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The attack on LGBTQ people in Ghana is an attack on us all

In the past days, LGBTQ people living in Ghana have been facing heightened homophobia from the Ghanaian government, human rights lawyers and other interest groups over the opening of a center by LGBT Rights Ghana, a non governmental organisation. The center, located in Tesano, Accra, was established to provide support and community for queer Ghanaians... Read More

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human rights, LGBT Rights Ghana, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Ghanaians

Shell to Pay $110 Million to End 30-Year Nigeria Oil Spill Case, Ghana’s president in tight spot over anti-LGBT law | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

The French meddle: How the action of the French ambassador to Ghana encourages homophobic violence against LGBT+ Ghanaians

What happens when 2 gay and 3 straight men walk into a bar?

Amnesty Int’l: Security agents killed 115 within South East in 4 months; Ghanaian Court acquits 21 arrested at LGBTQ event | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

#ReleaseThe21 is the movement calling for the release of arrested LGBTQ persons in Ghana

Against homophobia in Ghana, LGBTQ Ghanaians are changing their profile pictures red on Twitter

The attack on LGBTQ people in Ghana is an attack on us all

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