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Egypt Islamists "use homophobia to win votes"

afrol News, 5 May - Homosexuality is becoming an issue in the upcoming Egyptian elections, with the Muslim Brotherhood already being accused of spreading homophobia to win votes.

Congo Kinshasa
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Congo Kinshasa discusses criminalising gays

afrol News, 29 October - The Kinshasa parliament is in the process of discussing legislation that will prohibit homosexuality, or "unnatural sexual practices." But the debate climate in Congo is much calmer than in neighbouring Uganda.

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Gay - Lesbian | Society
African Lutherans threaten schism over gay row

afrol News, 9 April - As the Catholics struggle with paedophilia scandals, and the Anglicans have an open north-south conflict over homosexuality, African Lutheran churches now threaten divorce with their European partners if the latter continue to perform same-sex weddings.

Eritrea
Society | Human rights | Gay - Lesbian
Homosexuality "against Eritrean values"

afrol News, 26 March - Eritrean government officials for the first time have answered to rights activists' questions about the country's tough anti-homosexuality laws. Legalisation was out of question, the official said.

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SA’s business eyeing oil in Uganda

afrol News, 25 March - A huge South African business delegation arrived in Kampala today accompanying President Jacob Zuma for his two-day state visit.

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» 01.03.2010 - Experts urge Uganda to drop anti-homosexuality bill
» 03.02.2010 - Gay rights activist arrested in Malawi
» 22.01.2010 - Anti-homosexuality law threat to fighting AIDS
» 14.01.2010 - Museveni distances himself from anti gay bill
» 11.01.2010 - Uganda’s legislator rejects call to withdraw anti-gay bill
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» 29.10.2009 - Remove death penalty on gays - Clergy
» 28.05.2009 - Gays mistreated in Rwanda - AI
» 08.04.2009 - Senegalese gay men appeal a homophobic sentence
» 18.02.2009 - Burundi senators reject bill criminalising homosexuality
» 25.12.2008 - Court gives Christmas present to Ugandan gays
» 05.12.2008 - African gays unite to demand AIDS treatment
» 27.11.2008 - EU "shocked" by Burundi's gay criminalisation
» 24.11.2008 - Burundi to criminalise homosexuality
» 20.05.2008 - African gays "face persecution and violence"
» 29.11.2007 - Somali gay bloggers receive death threats
» 19.10.2007 - Cry for Ugandan gays
» 03.05.2007 - Battle over sexual offences bill in Mauritius
» 01.03.2007 - Nigeria's anti-gay bill causes protests
» 29.01.2007 - South Africa's gays give media failing grade
» 30.11.2006 - Gay marriage now legal in South Africa
» 24.11.2006 - Homosexuality now debated all over Africa
» 14.11.2006 - South Africa legalises same-sex weddings
» 01.11.2006 - Mozambique discovers its gay minority
» 20.10.2006 - Marriage bill frustrates SA's same-sex couples
» 05.09.2006 - Ghana turns down homosexuals' bid for recognition
» 04.09.2006 - South African bank assists on transgender IDs
» 29.03.2006 - Second Cameroon editor sentenced over "gay lists"
» 24.03.2006 - Nigeria urged not to "criminalise gay rights"
» 20.03.2006 - Uganda's gays left out of HIV/AIDS strategy
» 02.12.2005 - Church, ANC welcome same-sex marriage ruling
» 01.12.2005 - Same-sex marriage approved in South Africa
» 11.07.2005 - Fears of enhanced gay repression in Uganda
» 21.01.2005 - Senegal's gay community confronts social taboos
» 12.01.2005 - Senegal's gays fight for AIDS campaign funds
» 22.12.2004 - South Africa govt to appeal gay marriage ruling
» 01.12.2004 - South African court legalises gay marriage
» 21.10.2004 - South Africans disapprove of homosexuals, abortion
» 26.08.2004 - Uganda Church at war with pro-gay US Church
» 19.08.2004 - Ghana's gays organise to fight British criminal law
» 03.06.2004 - Prison for Moroccan editor in gay outing affair
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» 13.11.2003 - Church of Tanzania breaks ties with US church
» 11.11.2003 - Conservative action on AIDS by Nigerian church
» 17.10.2003 - Nigerian, Rwandan archbishops celebrate victory
» 23.09.2003 - Nigerian Archbishop attacks Southern African counterpart
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