Africa

Senegal Serigne Kosso Mbacke Courtesy of Senenews
Senegal: 11 men convicted of ‘unnatural acts’, 11 others awaiting trial
Veteran LGBTI rights attorney Alice Nkom remains locked in a legal dispute with Cameroonian authorities who accuse her of “financing terrorism” — a charge she vehemently denies, declaring that her principled stand is in defense of the rule of law in Cameroon.
2025 LGBTQ rights update: African activists resist growing repression
Spotlight on Egypt: Repression, discrimination, online entrapment
Anita Among, speaker of Uganda's parliament
Backlash against Uganda Parliament Speaker over homophobic remarks
Donald Trump on the campaign trail in 2016 (David Becker photo courtesy of Reuters)
Annus Horribilis: After the grim revelations of 2025, what next?
Uganda urged to repeal anti-gay law to combat HIV
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni , who signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act into law in May 2023. (Photo courtesy of the BBC)
Uganda LGBTQI advocacy groups denounce human rights abuses
Map of Senegal shows the capital, Dakar. (Map courtesy of AFP)
Anti-gay police crackdown expands in Senegal
Mame Mactar Gueye, vice president of Jamra in Senegal (Photo courtesy of TMF)
Senegal imprisons 10 men for ‘unnatural acts’
Flag of Cameroon
In Cameroon, a trans woman cries out for dignity and survival
"AI is fueling new forms digital violence and being weaponized against women and girls everywhere," says the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. (Illustration courtesy of UNWomen)
Social media a dangerous new human rights battleground in Cameroon
Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré meets with Russian officials in 2025. (Photo courtesy of Anadolu Ajansı)
Two years in prison for homosexuality in West Africa
Marriage was a gay man’s shield. Exposure forced him to start again
Pastor Stephen Langa, executive director of Uganda's Family Life Network (Photo courtesy of Daily Monitor)
Uganda: Study finds religious attitudes impeding fight against HIV
Anti-LGBTQ protest in Senegal. (File photo)
Senegal: The tale of a gay capital turned homophobic state
Alban Bagbin, speaker of Ghana's parliament
Ghana Parliament welcomes anti-LGBTQ lawmakers from Uganda