Burkina Faso joins more than 30 countries across Africa, where same-sex relations is a no go zone. Ghana and Uganda have also tightened their anti-homosexuality laws in recent years despite global criticism.
Burkina Faso’s President, Capt. Ibrahim Traoré has joined the rest of African heads of state to pass a law forbidding homosexuality.
Burkina Faso has unanimously passed a law criminalizing homosexuality, with prison sentences of up to five years.
The measure is part of sweeping reforms to family and citizenship legislation. It marks a major shift for the West African nation, where homosexuality had been legal until President Traore seized power after two coups in 2022.
Neighboring Mali enacted a comparable law in 2024. Burkina Faso joins more than 30 countries across Africa, where same-sex relations is a no go zone.
Ghana and Uganda have also tightened their anti-homosexuality laws in recent years despite global criticism.
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