US evangelical Christians accused of promoting homophobia in Africa
Liberal thinktank says rightwingers are aggressively targeting the continent with an anti-abortion and anti-gay agenda
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Liberal thinktank says rightwingers are aggressively targeting the continent with an anti-abortion and anti-gay agenda
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