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  Senegal has taken a decisive step to safeguard its cultural and religious identity. On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, the National Assembly voted 135-0 to approve a landmark bill that significantly toughens the penalties for "acts against nature." This legislative victory fulfills a core campaign pledge made by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, aimed at shielding the nation from external social pressures. According to BBC News , the move enjoys massive support across the country's political and religious spectrum. New legislation has doubled the previous sentencing limits, with individuals now facing up to a decade in prison for same-sex activity What are the updated penalties under the 2026 law?  The new legislation moves beyond the 1966 penal code by doubling the maximum prison sentence for same-sex acts to 10 years. The government argues that previous laws were too lenient to act as a proper deterrent. Additionally, financial penalties hav...

According to a note that was released on Monday evening by the State Department, the United States has modified its travel advice for Uganda following the promulgation in May of the “ Anti-Homosexuality Law 2023 “,  which is considered to be one of the most repressive laws in the world. The legislation imposes severe punishments on anyone who engages in homosexual activity or “promotes” homosexuality by encouraging others to do so. In Uganda, the punishment of execution for the offence known as “aggravated homosexuality” has not been carried out in many years, despite the fact that it carries the death penalty. The United States Department of State, which had already warned its citizens to “reconsider travel” to Uganda because of the terrorist attacks and crime rate, stated that the enactment of the anti-homosexuality law “increases the risk that LGBTQI+ individuals, and those perceived to be LGBTQI+, will be prosecuted and sentenced to life imprisonment or death.”...