Which African countries criminalise same-sex sexual activity?
According to the International LGBTI Association (ILGA), 33 of the 54 African countries recognised by the United Nations have laws that criminalise same-sex sexual acts and diverse gender expressions. These are Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The death penalty exists as a prescribed punishment for consensual same-sex sexual activity in Mauritania and in 12 states in the northern half of Nigeria. Indications are that Somalia (including Somaliland), may likely also be able to enforce the death penalty under existing legal frameworks.
