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Burkina Faso Criminalises Homosexuality With Harsh Prison Sentences and Fines

September 4, 2025 Geraldine Boechat 0

Burkina Faso’s parliament has unanimously passed a law criminalising homosexuality, with offenders facing prison terms of two to five years along with fines. The legislation, […]

Cameroonian Lawyer Alice Nkom Vows to Continue Defending LGBT Rights Despite Threats and Government Pressure

January 15, 2025 Geraldine Boechat 0

Alice Nkom, an 80-year-old veteran Cameroonian lawyer, remains steadfast in her mission to protect the rights of homosexual individuals, despite facing public vilification, threats, and […]

Burkina Faso’s Military Junta Moves to Criminalize Homosexuality

July 12, 2024 Steven Addamah 0

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 […]

African bishops reject the idea of blessing same-sex couples

January 12, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

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”

December 27, 2023 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

October 9, 2023 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

May 30, 2023 Steven Addamah 0

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

March 6, 2023 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

March 1, 2023 Geraldine Boechat 0

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

December 1, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

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 […]

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