Working for Equality in Africa

Working for Equality in Africa

Mr. Festus Mogae, former president of Botswana, sat down with African Renewal to discuss his support of LGBT Africans and his push for equal rights across the continent. Read excerpts from the article are below.

Africa Renewal: Let us start with the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. Some African leaders are of the view that gay rights are un-African. They applauded Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe when he declared at the UN 70th G...