Burkina Faso’s Transitional Legislative Assembly passed a law on September 1, 2025, that makes consensual same-sex relations a criminal offense, a major setback for the rights of lesbian, gay, ...

Burkina Faso's parliament has enacted a law criminalizing "homosexual practices," leading to widespread condemnation. Individuals violating the law could face up to five years in prison, along with ...

Burkina Faso’s Parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality with offenders facing two to five years in prison, the state broadcaster reported on late Monday (September 1, 2025). The amended ...

Burkina Faso has joined a growing list of African nations tightening laws against same-sex relations, with an extensive new code set to reshape family and nationality rules. Burkina Faso’s ...

Burkina Faso's transitional parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality with offenders facing up to five years in prison. The Persons and Family Code law, making Burkina Faso the latest in a ...

FILE - Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traore arrives to the Grand Palace at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on May 10, 2025. (Stanislav Krasilnikov/RIA Novosti via AP, file) OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — (AP) — Burkina Faso's parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality with offenders facing two to five years in prison, the state broadcaster reported late Monday. The ...

Burkina Faso's ruling junta on Monday unanimously passed a law banning homosexuality as part of a wider reform of family and citizenship legislation. The new law, which aligns with a broadening ...

Burkina Faso’s government has passed a law banning homosexuality, with those found guilty facing two to five years in prison, according to the state broadcaster. The draft law was unanimously passed ...