Africa

Linda Mafu, head of political and civil society advocacy at the Global Fund. (Photo courtesy of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria)
Appeal to Uganda president: Save lives, ‘lead from the front’ by rejecting anti-gay bill
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights headquarters in Banjul, The Gambia. (Photo courtesy ACHPR)
African Human Rights Commission affirms intersex people’s rights
Godfred Yeboah Dame (Photo courtesy of Modern Ghana)
Setback for Ghana’s ‘worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever’
Lesbian couple faces more than a year in prison — unless you help
French Institute of Cameroon opened its doors to Welcome to Dissoke's Place.
Welcome to Dissoke’s Place: Face-to-face forum boosts social activism in Cameroon
Fundraiser to feed and free 13 LGBTI prisoners is starting slowly
Flooding in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Moses Yope Madjaga photo courtesy of UNHCR)
Trigger warning: Three suicides shake LGBTI+ community in eastern Congo
Bafoussam prisoner (Photo courtesy of CameroonNewsAgency.com)
Help us free 13 imprisoned LGBTQ victims of homophobia
Senegal’s Parliament rejects bill to increase penalties for homosexuality
Uganda's Parliament in session.
After amendments make it worse, Uganda Parliament okays Anti-Homosexuality Bill again
Asokore Mampong district court in southern Ghana (Photo courtesy of CitiNewsroom.com)Asokore Mampong district court in southern Ghana (Photo courtesy of CitiNewsroom.com)
Ghana court returns three men to jail for homophobic violence
Stephen Kaziimba, archbishop of the Church of Uganda, is chair of the Council of Presidents of the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda. (Photo courtesy of Watchdog Uganda)
Goal: No more money for Ugandan homophobes from UK, US, Ikea, UN and EU
Alernatives Cameroon hosts training session for community organizations to access PEPFAR funds
Alternatives Cameroon trains LGBTI activists to access U.S. anti-AIDS funds
Nigerian bisexual man, accused of murder, gets help from Qtalk counselor
Nigeria: Is Ayra Starr’s new song the gay anthem we didn’t know we needed?
Protesters gather at Uganda’s foreign offices to oppose Anti-Homosexuality Bill