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Senegal: President signs off on LGBTQ law doubling maximum jail term for same-sex relations

By Deutsche Welle Mar 31, 2026 | 10:36 AM

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye enacted the new law after it resoundingly cleared parliament earlier this month. It also penalizes those “promoting” or funding same-sex relations, as well as false allegations.