South Africa
Affairs | Crime | Events | Law | People | Persecution | Religion | Rights | Violence
Tutu condemns gay persecution
afrol News, 10 April - South Africa's Archbishop has condemned the persecution of lesbians, gay, transgender, bisexual and intersex (LGBTI). Desmond Tutu addressed hundreds of gays and lesbians at an annual awards gala dubbed "A Celebration of Courage" in San Francisco in the United States. Read more
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Morocco
Affairs | Crime | Law | People | Persecution | Religion | Rights | Violence
Activists petition Morocco
afrol News, 27 February - The government of Morocco has been petitioned to repeal a repressive law that provides prison terms for consensual homosexual actions as well as protect the rights to privacy and fair trial.
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Senegal
Affairs | Crime | Law | People | Persecution | Religion | Rights | Violence
Senegalese homosexuals flee
afrol News, 25 February - Dozens of Senegalese homosexuals are reported to have fled to the neighbouring countries [The Gambia and Mali] to escape the looming threats on their lives. Read more
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Senegal
Affairs | Crime | Law | People | Persecution | Rights
Senegalese anti-gay protesters teargased
afrol News, 18 February - Senegalese police clashed with hundreds of people protesting against the publication of photos of an alleged wedding betwen two men in the country. Police fired teargas to contain the large crowd. Read more
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Senegal
Affairs | Law | People | Persecution | Rights | Violence
Senegal urged to legalise gay
afrol News, 13 February - As the dust surrounding the arrest and detention of people accused of taking part in a clandestine gay marriage in Senegal is yet to be settled, several international organisations have called on Senegalese authorities to decriminalise homosexuality in the country. Read more
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Egypt
Affairs | Crime | HIV-AIDS | Law | People | Persecution | Rights | Violence
'Stop criminalizing HIV'
afrol News, 7 February - Criminalisation of HIV/AIDs in Egyptian has been criticised by rights groups, fearing it would endanger public health, justice and human rights. Read more
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Somalia
Crime | Expression | Policy | Rights
Somali gay bloggers receive death threats
afrol News, 29 November - After the website Somali Gay Community was launched earlier this month, the staff behind the site has received death threats. The news about the website, which major Somali media picked up from afrol News, caused a storm of debate that included threatening hate messages. But it also gave the new gay site very many hits and members, documenting needs in Somali society.
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Somalia
Lifestyle | Oppression | People | Religion | Rights | Sexuality
Somalis launch public gay site
afrol News, 19 November - A group of Somalis wrote their names in the genesis book of history at the weekend by launching the first-ever gay website [www.somaligaycommunity.org]. Read more
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Uganda
Affairs | Events | Harmful practices | Law | Lifestyle | Oppression | Oppression | People | Persecution | Policy | Political rights | Religion | Rights | Sexuality | Violence
Cry for Ugandan gays
afrol News, 19 October - The rising homophobia by Ugandan officials and the media against the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people is believed to be undermining the East African country's HIV prevention. Read more
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Uganda
Affairs | Crime | Law | Persecution | Rights | Violence
Ugandans defend gay sex ban
afrol News, 22 August - Thousands of Ugandans took part in anti-gay rally in the capital Kampala, asking the government to sustain the ban on gay sex, despite immense pressure from the international community. Read more
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Nigeria
Crime | Law | Persecution | Rights
18 gay Nigerians remanded
afrol News, 10 August - A Sharia judge in Nigeria’s north-eastern state of Bauchi, Malam Tanimu, ordered the remand in prison of 18 suspected gay Nigerians. The men will be stoned to death if they are found guilty by the Shariah courts.
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Mauritius
Law | Oppression | Policy | Policy | Sexuality
Battle over sexual offences bill in Mauritius
afrol News / Gender Links, 3 May - The Sexual Offences Bill recently tabled at the Mauritian Parliament brought much heated debate from both sides of the house, as well as protests from religious leaders and professionals. The bill could also decriminalise consensual anal sex. Amid the outcry, the speaker has tasked a Select Committee to look into the bill in detail.
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Africa
HIV-AIDS | Persecution | Policy | Rights
Homophobia in Africa "accelerates AIDS spread"
afrol News / PlusNews, 5 March - People with same-sex preferences are still a largely ignored and underserved community in the design and execution of HIV-prevention programmes throughout much of Africa, gay rights activists have documented in a report. The discrimination against gays and lesbians by African health services contributed to the spread of AIDS.
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Nigeria
Law | Persecution | Policy | Policy
Nigeria's anti-gay bill causes protests
afrol News, 1 March - Human rights and gay activists until now have kept a low profile regarding the attempt by Nigerian lawmakers to promote Africa's most draconic bill limiting the rights of sexual minorities. They did not want to give the promoters publicity. But now, as lawmakers are getting serious on the bill, a wave of protests is reaching Nigeria.
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South Africa
Development | Policy
South Africa's gays give media failing grade
afrol News / Gender Links, 29 January - A recent radio talk show discussed some of the terms used to describe gay and lesbian people in South Africa, and, rightfully so, invited a prominent gay presenter to talk about what he thought of the way that media represented non-heterosexual communities. "Unfortunately, this type of balanced media coverage of non-heterosexual communities is rare," activists hold.
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Africa
Development | Policy | Rights
Homosexuality now debated all over Africa
afrol News, 24 November - The South African decision to legalise same-sex marriages has caught much of Africa by surprise. Being seen as a leading star in the continent's development by many intellectuals, South Africa's acceptance of gays and lesbians causes a discovery of national sexual minorities all over Africa. The debate - that could lead to more liberalisation - has just begun.
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South Africa
Law | Policy | Policy | Rights
South Africa legalises same-sex weddings
afrol News, 14 November - South Africa records its name among the countries in the world that legalise same sex marriages after the country's parliament today overwhelmingly voted in favour of the same sex unions bill. The bill got the approval of 230 deputies as compared to 41 who reject it.
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Mozambique
Policy | Policy | Rights
Mozambique discovers its gay minority
afrol News / Savana, 1 November - The issue of homosexuality is being discovered in Mozambique, where the existence of gays is described as "a reality." While homosexuality surely is not a matter largely concerning citizens, organisations in defence of the rights of this minority are being established, and politicians do not rule out future legal pro-gay reforms.
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Cameroon
Law | Persecution | Policy | Rights
UN condemns anti-gay laws of Cameroon
afrol News, 11 October - In a groundbreaking legal opinion, a UN agency today declared that the detention of 11 men in Cameroon on the basis of their presumed sexual orientation constitutes an arbitrary deprivation of liberty contrary to their human rights. The UN further called on the Yaoundé government to adopt necessary measures to remedy the situation, including the possible repeal of the offending law.
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Uganda
Persecution | Policy
Ugandan media's gay outing could trigger crackdown
afrol News, 8 September - Human rights activists fear that the decision of Ugandan tabloid 'Red Pepper' to publish the names of alleged homosexuals could presage a government crackdown. In a country where a sodomy conviction carries a penalty of life imprisonment and homosexuals are stigmatised and harassed by government officials, the tabloid's move had been irresponsible.
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Ghana
Policy | Policy | Religion | Rights
Ghana turns down homosexuals' bid for recognition
afrol News / PlusNews, 5 September - A request formulated by a homosexual rights association in Ghana to recognise their existence to guarantee a better access to HIV/AIDS services has started an avalanche of hostile reactions in the country. But the Ghanaian press has also discovered that "homosexuality is real in Ghana," not just a Western phenomenon.
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» 04.09.2006 - South African bank assists on transgender IDs
» 03.05.2006 - Cameroon refuses to release acquitted homosexuals
» 10.04.2006 - Pro-gay church community established in Kenya, Uganda
» 29.03.2006 - Second Cameroon editor sentenced over "gay lists"
» 24.03.2006 - Nigeria urged not to "criminalise gay rights"
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