U.S. conservative groups have significantly increased spending in Africa amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the continent.
The revelations were published by the Amsterdam-based Institute for Journalism and Social Change, which found that seventeen American groups spent $5.2 million in 2022, up 47% compared to 2019, according to an analysis of the most recent U.S. tax filings.
The organizations spent a combined $16.5 million in Africa from 2019 to 2022, the report’s authors said.
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