Malawi’s President, Joyce Banda has said she wants her country to overturn its ban on homosexual acts - the first African country to do so since 1994. Two Malawian men were sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2010 after saying they were getting married. Several Western leaders have recently said they would cut aid to countries which did not recognise gay rights. Mrs Banda, who came to power in April on the d ...

Nigeria and other countries who are not in support of gay are still under fire from the United Nations [UN] and the international community as the UN Secretary General has once again stressed that homophobic bullying of young people constitutes a “grave violation of human rights.” Speaking at a panel on ending violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation at the UN office to mark the annual Human ...