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Religious bloc of parliament driving Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ agenda – CDD Fellow

A Senior Programmes Officer, Human Rights and Social Inclusion at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Michael Augustus Akagbor, has stated that the religious bloc of Ghana’s parliament is the driving force behind the agenda to pass the controversial anti-gay bill into law. According to him, the proponents of the …

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Kenyan president sets up inquiry into religious cult deaths

Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday appointed a commission of inquiry into the deaths of more than 100 people believed to have starved themselves to death, while a court ordered that the cult leader remain in prison. The commission of inquiry, announced on Friday by presidential spokesman Hussein Mohamed, will …

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SA ends residency for religious workers – report

Foreign religious workers will no longer be eligible for work permits or permanent residency in South Africa, news site EWN reports quoting the country Home Affairs minister. Minister Aaron Motsoaledi was appearing in front of a parliamentary committee investigating how controversial Malawian televangelist Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, fled the …

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Terrorists may use religious activists to attack Ghana – Nat’l Security warns

Ghana’s National Security Secretariat is urging Ghanaians to be extra vigilant since the nation is not immune from threats of terrorism. The Secretariat, however, added that the Security Agencies in the country are alert to combat any form of terrorism. “We are not insulated from those attacks therefore, we think …

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No place for religious intolerance in South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says there is no place for religious intolerance in South Africa. He said this when he responded to oral questions in the National Assembly on Thursday. “There is no place for religious intolerance of any sort in the democratic South Africa. “Our Constitution is clear that no …

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