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**English** (en): Laws regarding same-sex sexuality in Africa
Same-sex Sexual Activity Legal Same-sex Marriage Legal Other type of Partnership (or Unregistered Cohabitation) Recognized Limited recognition (foreign residency rights) No Recognition of Same-sex couples Same-sex Sexual Activity Illegal Unenforced prison penalty Arrests, detention or prison Unapplied death penalty Up to death

français (fr): Lois concernant la sexualité de même sexe en Afrique

Homosexualité légale

Mariage reconnu

Autre type d'engagement reconnu

Pas de reconnaissance des couples de même sexe

Homosexualité illégale

Délit non poursuivi par la justice ou incertain

Crime

Peine de mort

**العربية** (ar): القوانين المتعلقة بالمثلية الجنسية في إفريقيا
المثلية الجنسية قانونية زواج المثليين توفر أشكال أخرى للاعتراف القانوني بالعلاقات المثلية كالاتحاد المدني أو الشراكة المسجلة (أو المساكنة غير المسجلة) لا اعتراف المثلية الجنسية غير قانونية قوانين تجرم لكن لايتم تطبيقها أو قوانين غير واضحة عقوبة سجنية عقوبة الإعدام

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Author

Haha169

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Sources

Same-sex marriage

France (Mayotte and Réunion)

LOI n° 2013-404 du 17 mai 2013 ouvrant le mariage aux couples de personnes de même sexe.

Portugal (Madeira)

Lei n.º 9/2010 de 31 de maio permite o casamento civil entre pessoas do mesmo sexo.

South Africa

Spain (Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla )

Ley 13/2005, de 1 de julio, por la que se modifica el Código Civil en materia de derecho a contraer matrimonio.

United Kingdom (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)

Gender-neutral civil unions

France (Mayotte and Réunion)

Chapitre Ier : Du pacte civil de solidarité (Articles 515-1 à 515-7-1)

Portugal (Madeira)

Lei n.º 7/2001 de 11 de Maio. Adopta medidas de protecção das uniões de facto.

South Africa

Spain

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	08:51, 21 June 2024	1,000 × 1,000 (188 KB)	Robsalerno	namibia decriminalized
	18:42, 4 October 2023	1,000 × 1,000 (188 KB)	Robsalerno	mauritius decriminalized
	12:52, 2 June 2023	1,000 × 1,000 (188 KB)	Kwamikagami	Uganda
	23:45, 19 May 2023	1,000 × 1,000 (188 KB)	Kwamikagami	stripe namibia
	20:10, 30 November 2022	1,000 × 1,000 (187 KB)	DaddyCell	Titles in each country
	20:08, 30 November 2022	1,000 × 1,000 (187 KB)	DaddyCell	Titles in each country
	19:22, 23 October 2022	1,000 × 1,000 (229 KB)	Kwamikagami	Bauchi per world map
	19:18, 23 October 2022	1,000 × 1,000 (230 KB)	Kwamikagami	Ethiopia per implied claim in UN report
	10:57, 13 March 2021	1,000 × 1,000 (230 KB)	Kwamikagami	several countries orange per World map, added Malawi as well per ILGA 2020
	17:25, 20 November 2020	1,000 × 1,000 (231 KB)	Kaleetan	Still illegal in Namibia