Africa

Ugandan LGBTQI activist Clare Byarugaba fights in the face of constant threats
After their release, Yane and Hage pose for photos but hide their faces in order to avoid anti-lesbian violence. (Photo by Steeves Winner)
Readers’ donations set free two imprisoned lesbians in Cameroon
Illustration of a man wearing a cross necklace with pride colors at the left and jail bars at the right.
I sang in the choir, frequented a gay bar and it landed me in prison
Anti-LGBT surge in West Africa as Mali’s ruling council votes to make gay sex illegal
LGBTQ rights supporter Duma Boko is in line to become Botswana's next president. (Johannes Simon photo courtesy of Getty /News24.com)
Botswana election results solidify LGBTQ rights in southern Africa
African podcasters provide relief for atheists, freethinkers, LGBTQ community
Franck Blé, a hairstylist who is gay, was beaten by two men while smoking a cigarette in his neighborhood in Ivory Coast. (Arlette Bashizi photo courtesy of The New York Times)
As homophobic influencers peddle lies and hatred, wave of assaults hits Ivory Coast
Cardinal Peter Turkson, 76, is a Ghanaian prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Photo courtesy of X / YouTube)
Ghana: ‘You criminalize them for what? For just being what they are?’
Interior of New Bell Prison in Douala, Cameroon.
Cameroon: 4 gay detainees seek pre-trial release from prison’s miseries
Dutch Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Minister Reinette Klever with Gen. Jeje Odongo, Uganda's foreign affairs minister. (Photo courtesy of New Vision and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Refugees could be put at risk in Uganda under proposed Dutch deal
Food deliverer last week to four gay men imprisoned at New Bell Prison in Douala, Cameroon.
Cameroon: Malnourished gay detainees get food delivery from Project Not Alone
New Bell Prison in Douala, Cameroon.
Cameroon: Four gay men forced to undergo anal exams after their arrest
Uganda musician Papa Cidy says he came out of the closet because he's "tired of hiding myself."
Uganda musician Papa Cidy comes out: ‘Tired of hiding’
Liberia: Legislator seeks supporters for his harsh anti-homosexuality bill
Joseph Whittal, commissioner of Ghana's Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice. (Photo courtesy of CHRAJ)
Don’t flee from Ghana for fear of harsh anti-LGBTQ bill, human rights boss says
Ghana Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, (Photo courtesy of Dennis Law News)
Ghana Supreme Court defends its slow pace on anti-LGBTQ bill