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The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 also known as the Anti-Gay Bill has been topical in recent days. This is because Parliament on June 5, 2023, convened for the second reading of the bill since it was tabled before the house in 2021. …

Ghana’s Parliament has successfully amended the Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2023, granting permission for the cultivation of cannabis for industrial purposes. This amendment follows a ruling by the Supreme Court in July 2022, which invalidated Section 43 of the bill due to the lack of parliamentary debate prior to its …

The Parliament of Ghana is debating the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021, popularly known as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill, today, July 5, 2027 This proposed legislation aims to criminalize LGBTQ+ activities, prohibit the promotion or advocacy of such activities, and ensure the protection and …

Basic school students at Ngleshie Amanfrom Government School have been asked to pay water and power fees. Some parents have expressed their outrage at the situation. Each student has been requested to contribute 10 Ghana cedis to cover both the water and energy expenses. One of the parents, Prophet Nana …

The Parliament of Nigeria has passed a bill that outlaws sexual harassment in universities. The bill, which was proposed in 2019, will criminalise sexual relationships between lecturers and students when signed into law. Lecturers who engage in such relationships with their students could be jailed for up to 14 years. …

The Ugandan parliament has passed a bill extending paternity leave from four to seven days. This change aims to provide male employees with additional time to support their spouses during crucial periods. According to BBC.com, Flavia Kabahenda, the chairperson of the parliament’s gender committee, emphasized the importance of granting male …

The Mozambican cabinet has given its approval to a bill proposing pay cuts for ministers, deputy ministers, state secretaries, and Members of Parliament (MPs) as the government grapples with an increasingly burdensome wage bill. The move aims to address concerns over disproportionate salaries received by provincial assemblies members, which deviate …

A group of Fetish Priests in the Ashanti region have threatened to curse any political leader who will undermine the passage of the anti LGBTQ bill in parliament The group calling itself Traditional Healers Association says they will deal severely with any political authority who will try to sabotage the …

A Kenyan Member of Parliament, George Peter Opondo Kaluma has submitted a bill to the National Assembly seeking to criminalize same-sex relationships and associated matters. Titled, the Family Protection Bill, the MP for Homa Bay Town in the country’s west is proposing a ban on homosexuality, same-sex marriages and any …

Veteran lawyer Moses Foh-Amoaning has clashed with Prof. Takyiwaa Manuh, an Emerita Professor at the University of Ghana, over the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 (anti-LGBTQI bill), which Parliament is set to consider. Speaking in a GBC interview on Thursday, monitored by GhanaWeb, Prof Takyiwaa …