Burkina Faso’s Military Junta Moves to Criminalize Homosexuality
Burkina Faso’s military government has announced plans to ban homosexual acts, joining a growing list of African nations tightening restrictions on LGBTQ rights. The decision […]
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African bishops reject the idea of blessing same-sex couples
New tensions, a new stage in the tense relations between the Vatican and bishops’ Conferences in Africa. Last December, the Vatican authorized blessings for so-called […]
Bishops of Angola and São Tomé order that no blessings be given to “irregular couples”
The bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) have expressed “perplexity” about blessings to “irregular couples” and have determined that they […]
Demonstration against LGBT+ rights in Nairobi
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, at the end of last week to express their opposition to the LGBT+ […]
Uganda promulgates “anti-homosexuality” law despite controversy
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed Monday 29th into law an “anti-homosexuality” bill that provides for heavy penalties for homosexual relations and the “promotion” of […]
Burundi: 24 people arrested for alleged “homosexual practices
Burundian authorities recently arrested 24 people for “homosexual practices,” a judicial source and a human rights activist said. The arrests took place on February 23 […]
Uganda prepares to consider new anti-homosexuality law
Uganda will consider a new anti-homosexuality bill on Wednesday, the speaker of Parliament said, while conspiracy theories on the subject abound on social networks. According […]
Court upholds decriminalisation of homosexuality in Botswana
Botswana’s judiciary upheld its decision to decriminalise homosexuality on Monday, rejecting an appeal filed by the landlocked southern African country’s conservative government. “The application on […]
Tanzania launches anti-gay witch-hunt
Tanzania’s government has established a committee to investigate and deal with people who are involved in homosexual activities. According to local media, the 17-member committee […]
Tanzanian police detained 20 over homosexual practices
Authorities in Tanzania have arrested 20 people accused of homosexuality in the East African nation’s semiautonomous region of Zanzibar. Twelve women and eight men were […]