Obama Kenya Trip Sets Off Gay Rights Debate in Africa

JOHANNESBURG — President Obama has not even left for his trip to Africa this week, but he is already getting a lot of advice about what he should — or should not — say about gay rights after he lands.

Some politicians in Kenya have warned against bringing up the topic at all during his visit. Alarmist articles in Nigeria’s news media have argued that Mr. Obama will press the continent to accept same-sex marriage. Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s president and the current head of the African Union, mockingly said that he would propose to Mr. Obama.
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