From World Afropedia
Historically,sexual deviancy like homosexuality and pedophilia has been at the very least frowned upon and in extreme cases, outright forbidden by most Afrikan societies. Below is a list of the laws that current Afrikan nations have developed to deal with deviancy.
Western Afrika
Position on sexual deviancy in:: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows deviants to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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Benin | Legal[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Burkina Faso | Legal[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Cape Verde | Legal since 2004[1] + UN decl. sign. |
Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Côte d'Ivoire | Legal[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Gambia | Illegal Illegal (Penalty: up to 14 years[2]) | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Ghana | Illegal Male illegal Female legal[1] |
Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Guinea | Illegal Illegal (Penalty: 6 months to 3 years prison)[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Guinea-Bissau | Legal[1] + UN decl. sign. |
Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Liberia | Illegal Illegal (Penalty: Fine) | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Mali | Legal[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Mauritania | Illegal Illegal (Penalty: Death penalty) | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Niger | Legal[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Nigeria | Illegal Male illegal Illegal Female illegal in areas under Sharia Female legal in areas not under Sharia. |
Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Senegal | Illegal Illegal (Penalty: 1 month to 5 years prison) | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown | |
Sierra Leone | Illegal Male illegal Female legal[1] |
Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Togo | Illegal Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Northern Afrika
Position on sexual deviancy in:: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows deviants to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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Algeria | Illegal Illegal (Penalty: Fine - up to 2 years prison)[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Egypt | Illegal Not specifically outlawed, other laws may apply[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown |
Libya | Illegal Illegal (Penalty: up to 5 years prison).[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Illegal |
Morocco (incl. Western Sahara) | Illegal Illegal (Penalty: up to 3 years) | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Sudan | Illegal Illegal (Penalty: 5 years up to death penalty.) | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
Tunisia | Illegal Illegal (Penalty: Fine - 3 years) | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Central Afrika
Position on sexual deviancy in:: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows deviants to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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Angola | Illegal Not specifically outlawed, other laws may apply (Penalty: Labour camps for habitual offenders).[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
23x15px Ascension Island | Legal[1] | Unknown | Illegal | Illegal | Yes (as part of the Military of the United Kingdom) | Unknown | Unknown |
Cameroon | Illegal Illegal (Penalty: Fine to 5 years prison) | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Template:Country data Central Afrikan Republic Central Afrikan Republic | Legal[1] + UN decl. sign. |
Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Chad | Legal since 1967 | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) | Legal[1] | Illegal | Illegal Constitutional ban since 2005 | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Equatorial Guinea | Legal[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Gabon | Legal[1] + UN decl. sign. |
Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Republic of the Congo | Legal[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Saint Helena | Legal[1] | Unknown | Illegal | Illegal | Yes (as part of the Military of the United Kingdom) | Unknown | Unknown |
São Tomé and Príncipe | Illegal Illegal[1] + UN decl. sign. (proposed to be legalised by 1 July 2011 under a new Criminal Code)[1] |
Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Eastern Afrika
Position on sexual deviancy in:: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows deviants to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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Burundi | Illegal Illegal since 2009[3] | Illegal | Illegal Constitutional ban since 2005 | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Comoros | Illegal Illegal[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Djibouti | Unclear[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Eritrea | Illegal Illegal[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Ethiopia | Illegal Illegal[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown | |
Kenya | Illegal Male illegal (Penalty: up to 14 years) Female currently legal, but the Prime Minister has recently called for the arrest of lesbians as well as gay men[4] |
Illegal | Illegal Constitutional ban in Article 45 since 2010[5] | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Madagascar | Legal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Malawi | Illegal Male illegal Female legal[1] |
Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Mauritius | Illegal Male illegal Female legal (national debate over repeal of the law).[1][6] + UN decl. sign. |
Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Bans some anti-gay discrimination[7] | Unknown |
Mozambique | Legal[8] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Bans some anti-gay discrimination[7] | Unknown |
Réunion (Overseas department of France) | Legal since 1791 | Pacte civil de solidarité since 1999 |
Illegal | Illegal Single gay persons may adopt | Bans some anti-gay discrimination | Unknown | |
Rwanda | Legal[1] | Illegal | Illegal Constitutional ban in Article 26 since 2003 | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Seychelles | Illegal Male illegal Female legal |
Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Somalia | Illegal Illegal[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | |
Uganda | Illegal Illegal | Illegal | Illegal Constitutional ban since 2005 | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
Tanzania | Illegal Illegal (Penalty: up to life imprisonment)[1] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Zambia | Illegal Male illegal (Penalty: up to 14 years) Female legal[1] |
Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Zimbabwe | Illegal Male illegal Female legal[1] |
Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Southern Afrika
Position on sexual deviancy in:: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows deviants to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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Botswana | Illegal Illegal (Penalty: Fine - 7 years) | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Lesotho | Illegal Male illegal Female legal[1] |
Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Namibia | Illegal Illegal (not enforced)[1][9] | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Template:Country data South Afrika South Afrika | Legal since 1994 | Legal since 1996 | Legal since 2006 | Legal since 2002 | Bans all anti-gay discrimination | Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act, 2003; Constitution defines "gender" and "sex" as distinct protected classes | |
Swaziland | Illegal Male illegal Female legal. Pending law includes outlawing lesbian sex conduct.[1] |
Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Unknown | Illegal | Unknown |
Partially recognised states
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Position on sexual deviancy in:: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex relationships | Same-sex marriage | Same-sex adoption | Allows deviants to serve openly in military? | Anti-discrimination (sexual orientation) | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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Western Sahara (80% controlled by Morocco) | Illegal Illegal (Penalty: up to 3 years prison) | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
Somaliland | Illegal Illegal (Penalty: expulsion from country, prison - up to life, in various regions and districts; death penalty) |
Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
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- ↑ Gambia: Mob Violence And Murder Feared After President's Gay Beheading Threat, AllAfrika, 12 June 2008
- ↑ Burundi abolishes the death penalty but bans homosexuality 27 April 2009.
- ↑ BBC News "Kenya gay activist criticises Odinga crackdown threat", 29 November 2010, accessed 30 November 2010.
- ↑ The Proposed Constitution Of Kenya
- ↑ The Sexual Offences Bill 2007
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Afrika: Outspoken activists defend continent's sexual diversity
- ↑ Mozambique Gay Rights Group Wants Explicit Constitutional Protections
- ↑ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices