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From colonial laws to Christian missionaries to U.S. evangelicals, the West has a long history of exporting homophobia to Africa, with Uganda's "kill the gays" bill being just one recent example. "Sodom and Gomorrah: Exporting Homophobia to Africa" out on November 15th at 12.00 GMT. Find us at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Redfishstream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/redfishstream Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ Web: https://redfish.media

How African is homophobia? Uganda, a country now infamous for its proposed "kill the gays" bill is at the centre of an epidemic of violence and murder against LGBTQ+ people, and neighbouring Kenya where many Ugandans have fled, isn’t any better. But homophobia on the continent isn’t new. The first anti-homosexuality laws in East Africa were written by the British and today, North American evangelicals are reinforcing those laws by spreading their extreme anti-homosexuality agenda through the continent. redfish travelled between Kenya and Uganda to map the evangelical network, speak to activists and members of the LGBTQ+ community and investigate just how far evangelicals will go to spread their ideas across the globe. Find us at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Redfishstream/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/redfishstream Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ Web: https://redfish.media

We interviewed Namibian activist and freelance writer, Nampa Shivute, about her redfish media documentary entitled, Sodom and Gomorrah: Exporting Homophobia to Africa.

Twelve of the 20 states deemed by the Failed States Index (FSI) to be at greatest risk of collapse in 2010 are in Africa. These fragile and failed states account for much of the continent's ongoing conflict, instability, and humanitarian catastrophes. State failure raises the risk of personal insecurity, lawlessness, and armed conflict. Such persistent and randomized insecurity undermines all aspects of ordinary life, forcing people to stay in their homes and close their businesses for fear of violence. Under such circumstances, residents become willing to support or accept virtually any groups that are able to restore order -- be they warlords, local gangs, or organized criminal syndicates. Among the violent actors that fill the power vacuums of Africa's fragile and failed states are Islamist extremists. By providing security and basic services, they hope to gain greater public acceptance of their ideological agendas. A state's failure to assert a monopoly on legitimate force accordingly opens the door for extremists to build their bases of political power. Of the 12 high-risk states in Africa, 8 have populations that are one-third or more Muslim, a feature that more than doubles a state's risk of instability and provides fertile ground for Islamist extremists. Africa's fragile states create political and security environments that enhance the leverage of Islamist extremists in their ongoing struggle with moderates for influence. Countering extremism in Africa, therefore, cannot be separated from building stronger, more legitimate states. Robust state security operations can neutralize extremists in the short term. However, they are an insufficient long-term counterextremism strategy unless coupled with opportunities for moderates to engage in the political process. In fragile states, maintaining moderate Islamist support for the state should be a central stabilization objective.

Twelve of the 20 states deemed by the Failed States Index (FSI) to be at greatest risk of collapse in 2010 are in Africa. These fragile and failed states account for much of the continent's ongoing conflict, instability, and humanitarian catastrophes. State failure raises the risk of personal insecurity, lawlessness, and armed conflict. Such persistent and randomized insecurity undermines all aspects of ordinary life, forcing people to stay in their homes and close their businesses for fear of violence. Under such circumstances, residents become willing to support or accept virtually any groups that are able to restore order -- be they warlords, local gangs, or organized criminal syndicates. Among the violent actors that fill the power vacuums of Africa's fragile and failed states are Islamist extremists. By providing security and basic services, they hope to gain greater public acceptance of their ideological agendas. A state's failure to assert a monopoly on legitimate force accordingly opens the door for extremists to build their bases of political power. Of the 12 high-risk states in Africa, 8 have populations that are one-third or more Muslim, a feature that more than doubles a state's risk of instability and provides fertile ground for Islamist extremists. Africa's fragile states create political and security environments that enhance the leverage of Islamist extremists in their ongoing struggle with moderates for influence. Countering extremism in Africa, therefore, cannot be separated from building stronger, more legitimate states. Robust state security operations can neutralize extremists in the short term. However, they are an insufficient long-term counterextremism strategy unless coupled with opportunities for moderates to engage in the political process. In fragile states, maintaining moderate Islamist support for the state should be a central stabilization objective.

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