Following Uganda’s passage of one of Africa’s harshest anti-LGTBQ pieces of legislation, Kenya is looking to follow suit. Ghana’s parliament has supported a similar bill that makes LGBTQ identification punishable by a three-year prison sentence, with a ten-year sentence for queer rights advocacy.

The Brooklyn Museum’s Africa Fashion exhibit showcases the history of African design from the 1950s to present. The display is on until 23 October.

• The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has elected Nigerian President Bola Tinubu as chairman of the regional body.
• Female Monarchs and Merchant Queens in Africa by Nwando Achebe documents female rulers, elites, and even spiritual entities from across the continent.
• Prazzle profiles Botswanan singer Mwanje Tembo, whose genre-bending music has been featured in Black Panther.

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Image: Rainbow flag flapping in the wind with blue skies and the sun. 5 October 2008. Photo credit: Ludovic Bertron.