{"id":352861,"date":"2026-06-16T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-us-christian-rights-involvement-in-west-africas-new-laws-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T10:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:00:49","slug":"the-us-christian-rights-involvement-in-west-africas-new-laws-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-us-christian-rights-involvement-in-west-africas-new-laws-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The US Christian-right&#8217;s involvement in West Africa&#8217;s new laws | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ydmw-Vw0sI8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The US Christian-right's involvement in West Africa's new laws | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ydmw-Vw0sI8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation is sweeping across many African nations as lawmakers push a \u2018pro-family\u2019 agenda. But there\u2019s evidence that the policies are not entirely homegrown. Author and researcher Haley McEwen says US Christian groups have been pumping millions of dollars into efforts to influence LGBTQ and reproductive laws in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:02 How are US Christians meddling in African LGTBQ and reproduction laws \u2013 and why?<br \/>\n03:06 Many African countries have adopted tough anti-LGBTQ legislation<br \/>\n04:18 What\u2019s colonialism got to do with African family values?<br \/>\n05:57 Why do US Christian groups care how Africans live their lives?<br \/>\n07:34 South Africa targeted by \u201cpro-family\u201d lobby groups<\/p>\n<p>#lgbtq #westafrica #legislation #dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation is sweeping across many African nations as lawmakers push a \u2018pro-family\u2019 agenda. 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