@globalsouthworld: Senegal is doubling the maximum sentence for homosexuality to ten years in jail. It is listed as an offense against nature alongside bestiality and necrophilia. The proposal has been approved by parliament and is expected to be signed into law by the country’s president soon. More than 30 of the 54 African countries criminalize same-sex sexual acts. In some, it is punishable by death.

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Thursday 12 March 2026 15:40:30 GMT