Ghana minister orders the arrest of all gays in Western Region

Paul Evans Aidoo, the minister for Ghana's Western Region, has directed the Bureau of National Investigations and other agencies to find gay people and bring them before the courts, according to Pink News.

Aidoo has also called on landlords and tenants to inform on those they believe to be gay.

According to Ghanaian news reports, he said: "All efforts are being made to get rid of these people in the society."

In Ghana, homosexuality is still considered a moral aberration, or even a myth.

Homophobic violence is a real problem, and gay Ghanaians are generally forced to hide their sexuality.