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Northern Africa

LGBT rights in:Homosexual acts legal?Recognition of same-sex relationshipsSame-sex marriageSame-sex adoptionAllows gays to serve openly in military?Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation)Laws concerning gender identity/expressionImmigration equality for same-sex couples
Sjabloon:Landdata Algeria Algeria Illegal (Penalty: Fine - up to 2 years prison)Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Egypt Egypt Not specifically outlawed, but public morals laws used against LGBT people according to AmnestyUSAUnknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Libya Libya Illegal (Penalty: Fine - up to 5 years prison).Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Morocco Morocco (incl. Western Sahara) Illegal (Penalty: 6 months to 3 years)Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Sudan Sudan Illegal (Penalty: 5 years up to death penalty.)Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Tunisia Tunisia Illegal (Penalty: Fine - 3 years)Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown

Western Africa

LGBT rights in:Homosexual acts legal?Recognition of same-sex relationshipsSame-sex marriageSame-sex adoptionAllows gays to serve openly in military?Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation)Laws concerning gender identity/expressionImmigration equality for same-sex couples
Benin Legal[1] UnknownUnknown Unknown
Burkina Faso Not specifically outlawed, but other laws apply.[2]Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Cape Verde Cape Verde Legal since 2004
+ UN decl. sign.
UnknownUnknown Unknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Legal UnknownUnknown Unknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Gambia Gambia Illegal (Penalty: up to 14 years[3])Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Ghana Male illegal
Female unclear
Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Guinea Guinea Illegal (Penalty: 6 months to 3 years prison)Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Legal
+ UN decl. sign.
UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Liberia Liberia Illegal (Penalty: Fine)Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
MaliNot specifically prohibited, but public morals laws have been used against LGBT personsUnknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Mauritania Mauritania Illegal (Penalty: Death penalty)Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
NigerNot specifically prohibited, but public morals laws may be usedUnknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
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.
Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Senegal Illegal (Penalty: 1 month to 5 years prison)Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sierra Leone Male illegal
Female needs verification
Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Togo IllegalUnknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown

Middle Africa

LGBT rights in:Homosexual acts legal?Recognition of same-sex relationshipsSame-sex marriageSame-sex adoptionAllows gays to serve openly in military?Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation)Laws concerning gender identity/expressionImmigration equality for same-sex couples
Angola Illegal (Penalty: Labour camps for habitual offenders.[4])Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Cameroon Cameroon Illegal (Penalty: Fine to 5 years prison)Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Central African Republic Central African Republic Legal
+ UN decl. sign.
UnknownUnknown Unknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Chad Chad Legal since 1967 UnknownUnknown Unknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) Legal Constitutional ban since 2005UnknownUnknown Unknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea LegalUnknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Gabon Gabon Legal
+ UN decl. sign.
UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Legal UnknownUnknown Unknown
Sjabloon:Landdata São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe Illegal + UN decl. sign.Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown

Eastern Africa

LGBT rights in:Homosexual acts legal?Recognition of same-sex relationshipsSame-sex marriageSame-sex adoptionAllows gays to serve openly in military?Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation)Laws concerning gender identity/expressionImmigration 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 UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Comoros Comoros Acts "against nature" outlawedUnknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Djibouti Djibouti Illegal (Penalty: 10-12 years)Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Eritrea Illegal (Penalty: 3-10 years)Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Ethiopia Ethiopia Illegal (Penalty: up to 5 years[6])Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Kenya Kenya Male illegal (Penalty: up to 14 years)
Female legal
Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Madagascar Madagascar Legal UnknownUnknown Unknown
Malawi IllegalUnknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Mauritius Illegal (Penalty: 5 years) + UN decl. sign. (national debate over repeal of the law)Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Mozambique Mozambique IllegalUnknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Réunion (Overseas department of France) Legal since 1791
+ UN decl. sign.
Pacte civil de solidarité
since 1999
Single gay persons may adopt Bans all anti-gay discriminationUnknownUnknown
Rwanda Legal UnknownUnknown Unknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Seychelles Seychelles Male illegal
Female legal
Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Somalia Somalia IllegalUnknown UnknownUnknownUnknown
Uganda All homosexual acts illegal (Penalty: Fine up to life sentence) Constitutional ban since 2005
Sjabloon:Landdata Tanzania Tanzania Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Zambia Zambia Male illegal (Penalty: fine to 15 years)
Female legal
Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Zimbabwe Male illegal (Penalty: up to 10 years[7])
Female legal
Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown

Southern Africa

LGBT rights in:Homosexual acts legal?Recognition of same-sex relationshipsSame-sex marriageSame-sex adoptionAllows gays to serve openly in military?Anti-discrimination (Sexual orientation)Laws concerning gender identity/expressionImmigration equality for same-sex couples
Botswana Illegal (Penalty: Fine - years)Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Lesotho Illegal [8]Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata Namibia Namibia IllegalUnknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Sjabloon:Landdata South Africa South Africa Legal since 1994 Legal since 1996 Legal since 2006 Legal since 2002 Bans all anti-gay discriminationUnknown
Swaziland Male illegal (Penalty: US$90 fine - prison.)
Female legal
Unknown UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown


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