Ghana faces potential loss of $3.8 billion in World Bank funding if an anti-LGBTQ bill, imposing prison sentences for LGBTQ+ individuals and supporters, is signed into law. President Akufo-Addo delays decision awaiting a Supreme Court ruling, amidst warnings from the finance ministry about the economic repercussions and risks to international aid. The bill has attracted international criticism and could impact Ghana's recovery from an economic crisis and debt default.
Ghana’s virulently anti-LGBTQ+ “family values” bill, packed with online censorship measures, could effectively ban big brands like @Rihanna, @FIFAcom, @GuinnessGhana, @Marvel, & @Nike, EFF’s Daly Barnett, @CollingsPaige & @Maassive write for @allafrica. https://t.co/W2bBas8FyU
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Ghana to lose $3.8 billion World Bank funding because of the anti-LGBTQ+ bill Your comments on this ... https://t.co/4LOrnWJcbT
Ghanaian lawmakers have unanimously voted in favor of an anti-LGBT bill. Could Ghana's anti-LGBT bill derail the economy? https://t.co/N8GnHhSx2V https://t.co/JrJ1Bw0g95
Ghana to lose £3 billion over anti-LGBTQ+ bill, finance ministry warns https://t.co/ZpSxuU0VrJ
Ghana's anti-LGBT bill could threaten the country's recovery from an economic crisis and debt default, a finance ministry document has shown https://t.co/N8GnHhT4St https://t.co/W4SrloCFeN
Ghana’s president has delayed a decision on an anti-gay bill due to a legal challenge which could help him avoid choosing between a $4 bn hole in World Bank funding and scuppering his party’s chances in December’s elections - @Nana_oye via @SemaforAfrica https://t.co/25Z1Z4JcUi
Ghana's anti-gay bill could lose it $3.8 billion in funding from the World Bank. Uganda previously lost favorable trade terms with the US over the same issue. Ghana could face a similar fate. Nobody can say the West is completely materialist and only values money. https://t.co/wZsfp9riu4
Anti-LGBT+ law puts Ghana’s IMF and World Bank funding at risk, finance ministry warns https://t.co/7kp5xt9guw
Ghana’s president has delayed making a decision on an anti-gay bill which imposes a three-year prison sentence for anyone convicted of identifying as LGBTQ+ and has attracted international criticism. https://t.co/HzInLacCBB
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo delays his decision on an anti-LGBTQ bill after it was challenged in court, postponing a potential showdown with international lenders https://t.co/355bYzd9l8 via @bbgequality @YIbukun and @Ekowmoses
Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill: President Akufo-Addo to wait for Supreme Court ruling https://t.co/EvxvecUuqa
Last week, Ghana's Parliament passed legislation to introduce 3-year prison sentences for LGBTQ+ people and 5- year sentences for those supporting, forming or funding LGBTQ+ groups. This is not the welcoming Ghana I know and love. Solidarity with Ghana's LGBTQ+ community. 1/3
Ghana's finance ministry has urged the president not to sign a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill passed by parliament last week. The ministry has warned that the country could lose a total of $3.8bn (£3bn) in World Bank funding over the next few years. https://t.co/wZhm0ObS3K
Cash-strapped Ghana could jeopardize $3.8 billion of World Bank funding if an anti-LGBTQ bill passed last week is signed into law, according to documents seen by Bloomberg https://t.co/6VwBKep6EG