Africa

Alesi Diana Denise, left, and Wendy Faith were arrested in February with their social media pictures like this one, above, cited as evidence against them (Photo courtesy of The Guardian, which noted that the photo was supplied to them and may have been digitally enhanced at source)
Ugandans Wendy and Denise speak out after imprisonment for kissing
Pikine Guediawaye Judicial Complex in the Dakar metropolitan area (Source: @pressafrik_group)
Senegal police arrest 8 suspected lesbians
Alban Bagbin, speaker of Ghana's parliament
Ghana parliament plans to redo anti-LGBTQ+ bill, maybe make it crueler
Messed-up map shows U.S. regime doesn’t know or care where it’s killing millions
Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) (Photo courtesy of custech.edu.ng)
Nigerian college expels two students for homosexual activity
This illustration of Cam was created by the AI program ChatGPT, based on a description of him provided by reporter Steeves Winner.
Still imprisoned in Cameroon, Cam thanks readers for medical aid
A health clinic in Johannesburg that was closed in 2025, following cuts in U.S. aid. (Joao Silva photo courtesy of The New York Times)
Study finds that Trump’s funding cuts led to closing 1,700 HIV treatment sites
Daughter of Senegal anti-LGBT advocate arrested on lesbianism and drug charges
The three friends celebrated their release from prison but, for their safety, they did not want their names or faces to be used in this article. (Photo by Steeves Winner)
Generous readers set free 3 women imprisoned for homosexuality in Cameroon
Senegalese MPs working in the National Assembly. In the foreground on the left is Mouhamed Sagna (better known as Guy Marius before his conversion to Islam), a leading figure in Sonkoism (@assembleenationalesn on Instagram).
Senegal’s human rights defenders fear a draft bill on political finances
Bishop Senyonjo, Uganda’s renowned LGBTQI+ ally, dies at 94
Wendy and Diana celebrate the dropping of charges. (Photo courtesy of SMUG / X)
Ugandan authorities drop case against two women accused of kissing in public
Cabo Verde, Africa’s outlier in LGBTQ freedom
Sister Deborah
Ghanaian musician Sister Deborah shatters myths about homosexuality
LGBTQI+ Ugandans are full of pride despite lack of Pride events
The headquarter of the Senegalese Constitutional Council in Dakar
Senegal Court blocks constitutional ban on same-sex marriage