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Colonial-era Laws Still Shape Africa’s Anti-LGBTQ Legislation

Many of the anti-LGBTQ laws now in force across Africa can be traced back to colonial-era legal systems introduced by European powers, despite claims that such restrictions are rooted solely in traditional African culture. This story is written and edited by Global South World The issue has drawn renewed attention after Ghana’s parliament approved the […]

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Rwanda officials discuss the abolition of over 1,000 colonial-era laws.

Rwanda Abolishes Over 1,000 Colonial-Era Laws

Three months after discussions to scrap all the country’s colonial-era laws kicked off, parliament has passed a law scrapping over 1,000 pieces of the legislation said to be outdated. Rwanda was a colony of two countries: German (1900-1916), and Belgium between 1916-1962. Addressing members of the parliamentary standing committee on political affairs and gender in June […]

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