Burkina Faso adopts draft law to criminalize homosexuality
Burkina Faso’s military junta said it has adopted the draft of an amended family code that criminalizes homosexuality.
Burkina Faso’s military junta said it has adopted the draft of an amended family code that criminalizes homosexuality.
The West African nation has been among just 22 out of 54 countries on the continent that allow same-sex relations, which are punishable by death or lengthy prison terms in some states.
Burkina Faso has been under military rule since two successive coups in 2022 and is part of a confederation with juntas in neighboring Mali and Niger.
All three interim governments have so far failed to hold elections and turned away from traditional Western allies.
In a statement late on Wednesday, Burkina Faso’s junta said it had adopted the amended family code draft in a weekly council of ministers overseen by interim military leader Ibrahim Traore.
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