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Haley McEwen

Haley McEwen

Scholar and author of "The U.S. Christian Right and Pro-Family Politics in 21st Century Africa," researching transnational anti-gender politics in Africa (University of Gothenburg).

May 26, 2026

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happening.
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And, you know, they're not only promoting, you know, anti LGBTI agendas, as I mentioned, but they're also promoting agendas against access to contraception, reproductive health services.
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Sexuality education and things of that nature.
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So ironically, you know, you find the U.S. Christian right groups having a lot of success in positioning themselves as allies of Christians.
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African audiences and saying things like, you know, we are here to help you defend yourself against these foreign influences.
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You know, they'll say, look at what the feminist and gay rights movements have done in our countries, you know, and they blame them for things like declining fertility rates or the decisions of people to not have children or to not have children.
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many children as many children as they would have in the past.
Nikola LukšićCORRESPONDENT
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And the irony is that they do not see themselves as neocolonialists.

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