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Northern Africa wysig
| LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sjabloon:Landdata Algeria Algeria |  Illegal (Penalty: Fine - up to 2 years prison)
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Egypt Egypt | Not specifically outlawed, but public morals laws used against LGBT people according to AmnestyUSA
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Libya Libya | Illegal (Penalty: Fine - up to 5 years prison).
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Morocco Morocco (incl. Western Sahara) | Illegal (Penalty: 6 months to 3 years)
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Sudan Sudan | Illegal (Penalty:  5 years up to death penalty.)
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Tunisia Tunisia | Illegal (Penalty: Fine - 3 years)
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Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
|
Western Africa wysig
| LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Benin
|
 Legal[1]
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Unknown | Unknown |
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Unknown |
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 Burkina Faso
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Not specifically outlawed, but other laws apply.[2]
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Cape Verde Cape Verde | Legal since 2004 + UN decl. sign. |
|
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Unknown | Unknown |
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Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | Legal
|
|
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Unknown | Unknown |
|
Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Gambia Gambia | Illegal (Penalty: up to 14 years[3])
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
|
 Ghana
|
Male illegal Female unclear |
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Guinea Guinea | Illegal (Penalty: 6 months to 3 years prison)
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau | Legal + UN decl. sign. |
|
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Liberia Liberia | Illegal (Penalty: Fine)
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
|
 Mali
|
Not specifically prohibited, but public morals laws have been used against LGBT persons | Unknown |
|
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Mauritania Mauritania | Illegal (Penalty: Death penalty)
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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 Niger
|
Not specifically prohibited, but public morals laws may be used | Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Nigeria Nigeria | Male illegal Female illegal in areas under Sharia (Penalties in Sharia areas: Up to death for men, and up to 50 lashes (caning) and six months for women.) Female legal in areas not under Sharia.
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Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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 Senegal
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Illegal (Penalty: 1 month to 5 years prison)
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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 Sierra Leone
|
Male illegal Female needs verification |
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
|
 Togo
|
Illegal
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
|
Middle Africa wysig
| LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola
|
Illegal (Penalty: Labour camps for habitual offenders.[4])
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Cameroon Cameroon | Illegal (Penalty: Fine to 5 years prison)
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Central African Republic Central African Republic | Legal + UN decl. sign. |
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Unknown | Unknown |
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Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Chad Chad | Legal since 1967
|
|
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Unknown | Unknown |
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Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) | Legal
|
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Constitutional ban since 2005
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Unknown | Unknown |
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Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea | Legal
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Gabon Gabon | Legal + UN decl. sign. |
|
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo | Legal
|
|
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Unknown | Unknown |
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Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe | Illegal + UN decl. sign.
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
|
Eastern Africa wysig
| LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Burundi
|
Illegal since 2009 (Penalty: 3 months to 2 years of jail and fine of 50,000 to 100,000 Burundian francs[5]) |
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Comoros Comoros | Acts "against nature" outlawed
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Djibouti Djibouti | Illegal (Penalty: 10-12 years)
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
|
 Eritrea
|
Illegal (Penalty: 3-10 years)
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Ethiopia Ethiopia | Illegal (Penalty: up to 5 years[6])
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Kenya Kenya | Male illegal (Penalty: up to 14 years) Female legal
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Madagascar Madagascar | Legal
|
|
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Unknown | Unknown |
|
Unknown |
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 Malawi
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Illegal
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
|
 Mauritius
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Illegal (Penalty: 5 years) + UN decl. sign. (national debate over repeal of the law)
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Mozambique Mozambique | Illegal
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
|
 Réunion (Overseas department of France)
|
Legal since 1791 + UN decl. sign. |
Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999 |
|
Single gay persons may adopt
|
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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Unknown | Unknown |
 Rwanda
|
Legal
|
|
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Unknown | Unknown |
|
Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Seychelles Seychelles | Male illegal Female legal
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Somalia Somalia | Illegal
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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 Uganda
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All homosexual acts illegal (Penalty: Fine up to life sentence)
|
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Constitutional ban since 2005
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Tanzania Tanzania |
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Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Zambia Zambia | Male illegal (Penalty: fine to 15 years) Female legal
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
|
 Zimbabwe
|
Male illegal (Penalty: up to 10 years[7]) Female legal
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
|
Southern Africa wysig
| LGBT rights in: | Homosexual acts legal? | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows gays to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression | Immigration equality for same-sex couples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Botswana
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Illegal (Penalty: Fine - years)
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
|
 Lesotho
|
Illegal [8]
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata Namibia Namibia | Illegal
|
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Sjabloon:Landdata South Africa South Africa | Legal since 1994
|
Legal since 1996
|
Legal since 2006
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Legal since 2002
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Bans all anti-gay discrimination
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Unknown |
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 Swaziland
|
Male illegal (Penalty: US$90 fine - prison.) Female legal |
Unknown |
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Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
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- ↑ Ottosson, Daniel (Mei 2009). "State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults" (PDF). International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA). pp. Page 45. Besoek op 19 Mei 2009.
- ↑ Ottosson, Daniel (Mei 2008). "State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults" (PDF). International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA). pp. Page 11. Besoek op 12 Januarie 2009.
- ↑ Gambia: Mob Violence And Murder Feared After President's Gay Beheading Threat, AllAfrica, June 12, 2008
- ↑ Page 6 of [1]
- ↑ http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/burundi-abolishes-the-death-penalty-but-bans-homosexuality-200904727
- ↑ Ethiopia travel advice, British Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- ↑ Not tickling Mugabe’s fancy, Tribune, October 24, 1997
- ↑ Lesotho travel advice, British Foreign and Commonwealth Office