Angola’s neighbors may copy its repeal of anti-gay law
Angola’s repeal of its anti-gay law last month could lead to the repeal of all remaining anti-homosexuality laws…
44 living with HIV / AIDS at risk in the Congo
Homophobic intolerance is rampant in the hospitals and clinics of Bukavu, the city at the eastern border of…
Young queer Africans take a stand
Young Africans who are passionate about the sexual health, rights and well-being of LGBTQI youth have banded together…
Congo: Trans victim of anti-LGBT attack seeks safety
A young transgender activist — attacked, wounded and taken to the hospital in 2016 in the province of…
In Bukavu, anti-LGBTI hate crimes are common, condoned
Threats, forced evictions, anti-LGBTI protests. The security situation of LGBTI people in the City of Bukavu in the…
Uganda: Congolese refugee becomes LGBTI activist
By Jean Marc Yao Bibe Kalalu is a former chief of the Barega tribe in the Democratic Republic…
Human rights defenders urge respect for LGBTI Africans
Human rights advocates from more than a dozen African countries have issued a call for respect for the…
Anti-gay push in Congo ensnares 2 alleged lesbians
In an apparent attempt to boost the prospects for an anti-homosexuality law in the Democratic Republic of the…
Francophone countries in West-Central Africa ‘left behind’ by the AIDS revolution
In Montpellier, France, from April 27 to 30, scientists and doctors are meeting at the International francophone conference…
LGBT activist from Congo arrested, beaten in Uganda
LGBTI rights and anti-AIDS activist Joseph Saidi was arrested last week in Uganda, where he had fled for…