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EU pressure on homosexuality complicates EU-Africa summit

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Countries using the Euro de jure Countries and territories using the Euro de facto Countries in the EU not using the Euro (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) April 4, 2014 ( C-FAM ) - European pressure on African nations to change laws on homosexuality has created a backlash that may threaten this week's meeting between leaders of the two continents European officials have been scrambling to appease African leaders ahead of this week’s summit of EU and African leaders in Brussels . The summit is meant to address a host of issues on which the EU and Africa cooperate. Homosexuality is not one of them. African governments reacted negatively when the European Parliament passed a resolution last month threatening sanctions on countries that punish homosexual acts. The resolution was a response to Uganda and Nigeria toughening sodomy laws and outlawing the promotion of homosexuality and same-sex marriage. The European Parliament asked that the governments of Uganda and Nigeria no l

African leaders urged to boycott EU summit over criticism of anti-homosexuality bills

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa , March 18, 2014 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – The African, Caribbean and Pacific Parliament (ACP) has issued a statement denouncing the European Parliament's decision to recommend sanctions against African nations that refuse to kowtow to the EU’s homosexual agenda. The ACP is calling on African heads of state to boycott the EU-Africa summit scheduled for May, according to  South Africa News24 . The  ACP  is an organization composed of 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific states that are connected to the European Union under the "ACP-EC Partnership Agreement." Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni 's decision to sign an anti-homosexuality has been strongly condemned -even by pro-family leaders - because of the bill's harsh penalties. The European Parliament  voted last week  to recommend heavy economic penalties, the denial of travel visas, the withdrawal of foreign aid and other sanctions against Uganda and Nigeria in response to their r