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Cameroon says French ambassador for LGBT rights isn't welcome

A victim of anti-LGBT violence in Douala, Cameroon, on August 29, 2018. © Reuters

Cameroon's government is seeking to block France's LGBT+ rights ambassador from travelling to the country, saying the visit would breach its anti-gay laws.

Jean-Marc Berthon, who represents the French government on the rights of LGBT+ people worldwide, is scheduled to visit Cameroon from 27 June to 1 July for an event hosted by the French Institute in the capital, Yaounde.

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