Africa

This month's 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family Values and Sovereignty, held at the Ghana Parliament House.
African homophobes prep expansion of anti-LGBT conferences in 2027
Flag of the Republic of Cameroon
Mob chases LGBTQ+ rights defender from his Cameroon home
Kenyan trans rights advocate Audrey Mbugua (Photo NTV / YouTube)
Kenyan trans advocate named ‘Defender of the Month’ by Fatteh magazine
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U.S. rejects United Nations resolution against AIDS
Eswatini’s top court demands official recognition of LGBT advocacy group
Luc Agblakou, president of Hirondelle International Benin (Photo courtesy of Hirondelle International Benin)
Pride Social Forum to unite LGBTQ African activists in Benin
Ethiopian market (Lesly Deksen photo courtesy of Pambazuka News)
Gay Ethiopian journalist assaulted in horrifying attack
Muslim nations add anti-gay laws as Christian nations repeal them
This illustration of Chidi was created by the AI program ChatGPT, based on a description of him provided by reporter Mike Daemon.
Please help free Chidi, an innocent victim of a Nigerian blackmailer
El Hadji Moustapha Diouf, a prominent lawyer in Dakar, refuses to defend defendants accused of homosexuality (@metrodakar)
Who is behind the arrest of 100s of LGBTQ people in Senegal?
Map of countries criminalizing homosexuality, June 2026
Homosexuality is now illegal in 66 nations
Niger's president and former coup leader Abdourahamane Tchiani. (Photo courtesy of the BBC)
Niger adopts anti-LGBTQ law, threatens up to 20 years in prison
South African member of parliament Zandile Majozi tells the anti-LGBTQ conference that her nation rejects the human rights violations contained in the proposed anti-LGBTQ+ African charter.
Anti-LGBTQ+ forces push toward Africa-wide adoption of anti-LGBTQ+ charter
Rainbow flags decorate the Paris City Hall. (Photo courtesy of Tetu)
France, do not turn your back on LGBTQI communities around the world!
Mussah Dunkwah, executive director of Global Info Analytics. (Photo courtesy of Channel 1)
Contrary to homophobes’ claims of support, Ghana is divided on anti-LGBTQ bill
Patrick Isiagi, the chairperson of the parliamentary budget committee, confers with then Speaker Anita Among during 2024 budget deliberations. (Photo courtesy of the Parliament of Uganda)
New Uganda law targets donor funds from abroad