African MPs Rally for New Anti-LGBT Laws After Pro-Family Summit in Ghana

More than a dozen African parliamentarians met in Accra from June 3–6 for the African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family Values and Sovereignty. The gathering followed Ghana’s recent adoption of one of the continent’s strictest anti-LGBT promotion laws. Delegates said the conference demonstrated a growing push across Africa for tougher restrictions on LGBT communities. They attributed this shift partly to conservative advocacy from the United States and Europe. Ghana’s Parliament Speaker Alban Bagbin urged participants to draft active bills, secure budget allocations, and establish oversight mechanisms when they return home. “Let our resolutions not gather dust,” he said, stressing the need to protect ancestral heritage and national sovereignty. Regional data show that over half of Africa’s 54 countries already criminalise same-sex acts. Nations like Uganda and Senegal have recently expanded penalties by outlawing LGBT promotion, mirroring Ghana’s latest measures.

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