Africa

Initiative for Equality and Non-Discrimination Executive Director Essy Adhiambo. (Courtesy photo)
Global LGBT activists gather for Human Rights Campaign summit in DC
Lesbian prisoners behind bars.
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From taboo to truth: African queer positive films are challenging stereotypes
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A cemetery in Senegal (Photo courtesy of VOA/AFP)
Senegal probes homophobic mob that dug up and burned a gay man’s body
DRC protester displays homophobic sign.
Homophobic attacks: Congo president accuses challenger of being pro-LGBT
Uganda Police spokesperson Fred Enanga
Two gay men arrested in Uganda after peeping Tom catches them on video
Victoria Kwakwa, the World Bank’s regional vice president for Eastern and Southern Africa.
World Bank will not resume Uganda projects without LGBTQ safeguards
Cameroon: Gay man flees after enduring an exorcism for his homosexuality
76 people arrested at alleged same-sex wedding in Nigeria
Ghana Parliament heads toward vote on wide-ranging anti-LGBTQ bill
Kenyan Supreme Court (Photo courtesy of Reuters/Brookings.org)
LGBTQ+ community unbowed by anti-gay protests in Kenya
A Ugandan man begs for his life at the hands of Uganda Police. (Photo courtesy of the Daily Monitor)
U.S. warns about dangers of doing business in Uganda
Scene from PSI Congress in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo courtesy of PSI)
New Niger regime worries about citizens visiting Europe, learning about LGBT rights
Review: Touching new Nigerian song evokes hidden LGBTQ reality
31 Commonwealth nations still have laws against gay sex