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Senegal’s National Assembly to Grill Sonko as Opposition Ends Boycott

February 24, 2026 Geraldine Boechat 0

Senegal’s National Assembly is set to receive Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Tuesday, February 24, for a closely watched question-and-answer session, marking a significant moment […]

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, […]

Ugandan Activists Challenge Anti-LGBTQ Law in Supreme Court

July 12, 2024 Steven Addamah 0

Human rights activists in Uganda have filed an appeal to the Supreme Court, contesting a lower court’s decision to uphold the country’s controversial Anti-Homosexuality Act […]

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 […]

Ugandan Court Affirms Anti-Gay Law Permitting Death Penalty in Certain Instances

April 4, 2024 Steven Addamah 0

On Wednesday, Uganda’s Constitutional Court upheld a controversial anti-gay law imposing the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” amidst global criticism from human rights advocates. This […]

Uganda: Y. Museveni relativizes his country’s exclusion from the US Agoa trade program

November 7, 2023 Steven Addamah 0

In a series of posts on the social network X, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni put into perspective Washington’s exclusion of his country from the African […]

Uganda, Nigeria anti-gay crackdown denounced by LGBT-rights groups

August 30, 2023 Geraldine Boechat 0

A 20-year-old Ugandan man has been charged with “aggravated homosexuality”, an offense punishable by death, and at least 67 people celebrating a gay wedding have […]

Four Ugandans arrested for “homosexual acts”

August 22, 2023 Steven Addamah 0

Four people in Uganda have been arrested for performing “homosexual acts”, announced on Monday August 21 the police of this country, which at the end […]

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 […]

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