Focus on Africa - What's in Ghana's new anti-LGBTQ+ bill?
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Ghana’s President John Mahama has said the recently passed anti-LGBTQ+ bill will undergo a review by the Attorney General and legal advisers at the presidency before he decides to sign it into law. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, was approved by parliament last Friday. The legislation proposes a three-year prison sentence for same-sex relations and up to five years imprisonment for promoting LGBTQ+ activities. The law has attracted mixed reaction within the country. This is not the first time Ghana has come up with such a proposal. A previous bill approved in 2024 recommended stricter punishment but was never signed into law.
Also, we hear about a controversial multi-million dollar sports event allowing participating athletes to use performance enhancing drugs, usually banned in international competitions.
Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna
Producer: Bella Twine, Priya Sippy and Ayuba lliya
Technical producer: David Nzau
Senior Ppoducer: Keikantse Shumba
Editors: Charles Gitonga and Maryam Abdalla
Published on Tuesday, 2nd June 2026.
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