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US vice president criticised for push for LGBTQ rights

US Vice-President Kamala Harris’ remarks about LGBTQ rights while in Ghana, were criticised as "undemocratic" by the country's Speaker.

The Zambian government warns the opposition against holding anti-gay rights protests during a visit by the US Vice-President Kamala Harris. The vice-president stops in Tanzania on the second leg of her Africa tour, before heading to Zambia later in the week. But her remarks about protecting LGBTQ rights during a press conference in Ghana has ruffled a few political feathers.

Lesotho's parliament debate a motion to claim huge swathes of territory from its much larger neighbour, South Africa, but can such a claim be successful?

And in Senegal, a group of organisations in the communication technology sector, under the umbrella name Restic, have filed a complaint against the Chinese social media platform, TikTok.

(Photo: US Vice-President Kamala Harris during her visit to Ghana. Credit: AFP.)

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Wed 29 Mar 2023 17:06GMT

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