LGBT rights in Africa

Uganda's parliament last week passed one of the world's toughest laws against homosexual activities, prompting widespread condemnation. If signed into law by the president, anyone who identifies as LGBT could face life in prison. It…

My first album was called "Green Card" and the feeling behind that was that I was living in America and I was supposed to get a green card. So, I called my album Green Card and moved back to Ghana. Since then, all my albums have been…

Faris Cuchi Gezahegn is an LGBT rights activist who lives in Austria after fleeing his home country of Ethiopia. He was brutally beaten like a punching bag because of the work he does for the LGBT community in his home country and also for…

Two Nigerian filmmakers face the prospect of imprisonment if they ignore the stern warning of the authorities and proceed with the release of a movie about a lesbian relationship. The dramatic face-off with the regulators - the Nigerian…