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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jessie Williams

‘We’re ready to fight’: activists brace as US anti-rights figures descend on Africa

An African woman poses with a rainbow flag
A Kenyan with a gay pride flag at a protest in Nairobi. The US anti-abortion lobby group C-Fam and the Christian group ADF will be at a conference in the city this month. Photograph: EPA-EFE

Advocates for sexual, reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights in Africa are bracing themselves for an influx of some of the most powerful, ultra-conservative campaigners from the US, Poland, Switzerland and the Netherlands over the coming months.

The prominent campaigners, who all oppose abortion, transgender and LGBTQ+ rights, and are against sexuality education, are due to speak at a series of conferences focused on African “family values” and “national sovereignty”.

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