UK reverses decision to cut aid to Ghana

According to Boris Johnson, the decision forms part of the UK’s global vision to spend 9.7% of its GDP on aid.

The United Kingdom government had earlier threatened to cut aid to countries that discriminated against gays. Ghana and Uganda were among a list of countries in Africa with reported cases of abuse of the rights of gay persons.

In 2011, the UK government cut aid worth about £19 million to Malawi after two gay men were sentenced to 14 years in prison with hard labour.

But in an interview with the media during a visit to Ghana on Wednesday, the UK's Foreign Secretary said his government had decided to reverse the earlier decision to sanction Ghana saying Ghana was to benefit from some £130m in aid.