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Why rights groups condemn Burkina Faso's ban on LGBTQ+

Josephine Mahachi | Isaac Mugabi
September 8, 2025

Burkina Faso has joined a growing list of African nations criminalizing same-sex relations. The new law has sparked outrage from human rights groups. In this podcast, AfricaLink speaks to Larissa Kojoue, a Human Rights Watch representative, and Angel Maxine, an LGBTQ+ activist from Ghana, where parliament passed a similar law that has yet to be signed into law.

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Burkina Faso has joined a growing list of African nations criminalizing same-sex relations. The new law, which has sparked outrage from human rights groups,imposes prison terms and hefty finesfor anyone caught breaking it. In this podcast, AfricaLink speaks to Larissa Kojoue, a Human Rights Watch representative, and Angel Maxine, an LGBTQ+ activist from Ghana, where parliament passed a similar law that has yet to be signed into law, to unpack the regional trend, its impact on queer communities, and the fight for dignity and equality.

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