Abidjan, June 11, 2026 (AFP) - Niger criminalises same-sex relations with jail terms: new penal code

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2026-06-11

Military-run Niger has enacted a new penal code criminalising for the first time same-sex relations, with heavy sentences of up to 20 years in prison, a legal source said Thursday quoting the official gazette. Although a taboo subject, same-sex relations had not been criminalised in Muslim-majority Niger, which follows several other African nations in toughening their anti-LGBTQ legislation. Under Niger's new law, same-sex relations will be punis......

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