Being LGBT in Africa

We explore what it's like to be LGBT in different countries across Africa. On Tuesday Uganda's parliament passed a bill criminalising anyone identifying as gay, lesbian or transgender. Our correspondent Patience Atuhaire is in the Ugandan capital Kampala to talk us through the story. We also hear the account of a gay man in his early 20s talking about being outed and harassed for being gay in Uganda.

Meanwhile Kenyan authorities have also launched a crackdown on what it described as the ‘infiltration of LGBTQ agenda in schools.’ Over 30 countries in Africa still crimalise same-sex relations. We bring together three people who identify themselves as LGBT who live in different parts of the continent to hear their experiences.

The United Nations has published a report saying that by 2025 two-thirds of the world's population may be facing water shortages. The UN is also holding its water conference in New York today. We speak to Richard Connor, a UNESCO specialist on water use and the editor in chief of the World Water Development Report, which is published by the UNESCO. We also hear messages from people in different parts of the world for their thoughts on what access to water is like where they live.

Baseball fans in Japan have been celebrating after the country beat the USA 3-2 in the final of the 2023 World Baseball. Some baseball fans send us their messages.

And we hear from the BBC's Steven McIntosh about one of the most hotly anticipated season returns to TV - Succession, for which glowing reviews have already been released.