African LGBTs exploited for clout, activist says as Burkina Faso bans homosexuality

Junta-run Burkina Faso has passed a law banning homosexuality and instituting punishments of up to five years in jail, becoming the latest in a clutch of African nations to pass anti-gay legislation. Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, Robert Akoto Amoafo, Advocacy Manager at the African regional chapter of ILGA, says that African LGBT people have become the go-to group for political and religious leaders to score popularity points.