General News of Wednesday, 11 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• French ambassador to Ghana was under fire last week for meeting an anti-LGBTQ+ MP• She hosted MP Sam Nartey George on her TV program, Touch of France• Pro-LGBTQ+ activists were unhappy that she hosted a homophobeThe French ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie Ave, has apologized to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) advocates for hosting Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament, Sam Nartey George, on a TV show last week. Ambassador Ave was forced to delete social media postings she shared of her meeting with Sam Nartey George on the “Touch of France,” show. Her August 9 apology via Twitter read in part: "The French embassy in Ghana and Touchoffrance.gh promote France and the actions of France in Ghana. "Hosting MP S George was based on these sole criteria. Sam Nartey George has become the face of a new anti-LGBTQ+ bill which is currently before Parliament.

Source: GhanaWeb August 11, 2021 15:45 UTC