Lawmakers in the country's unelected parliament have approved fines and prison sentences for persons convicted. Homosexuality is illegal in around 30 African countries, but not until now in Burkina Faso, whose military seized power three years ago.

Une nouvelle loi punit de deux à cinq ans de prison, ainsi que des amendes, les « auteurs de pratiques homosexuelles ». Jusqu’à présent, aucun texte ne visait particulièrement les…

Lawmakers in the country's unelected parliament have approved fines and prison sentences for persons convicted. Homosexuality is illegal in around 30 African countries, but not…