Investment Times

The presidential candidate of Ghana's ruling party, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia, said on Thursday he was opposed to "the practice of homosexuality", a stance he promised to maintain if elected in December.President Nana Akufo-Addo faces pressure to sign into law one of Africa's most severe anti-LGBT bills, which has been criticised by rights advocates and the United Nations. Speaking at prayers marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Bawumia did not refer to the bill but said: "It is important to note that our cultural and societal norms and values as Ghanaians frown on the practice of homosexuality....