Sources: Human Rights Watch
Burkina Faso passes a law criminalizing homosexuality, providing sentences of between two and five years in prison as well as fines. 2025-09-1
Four people are killed and over 500 others are arrested in protests in Luanda, Angola, against the government's increase in fuel prices. 2025-07-29
Burkinabè Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala announces a ban on homosexuality in the country. 2024-07-12
Angola announces that it will deploy troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following the failure of a ceasefire between government forces and M23 rebels in North Kivu. 2023-03-10
The parliament of Uganda begins debate on a proposed bill that would criminalize people identifying as part of the LGBTQ community with up to 10 years in prison. The bill would also criminalize the "promotion" of homosexuality and "abetting" or "conspiring" to engage in same-sex relations. 2023-03-9
Voters in Angola go to the polls to elect 220 National Assembly members. The leader of the winning party will become the new president, following the retirement of José Eduardo dos Santos, who has held the role since 1979. 2017-08-23
Angola joins the Chemical Weapons Convention becoming the 192nd state to join the convention aimed at eliminating the use of chemical weapons in armed conflict. 2015-09-22
Phil Robertson, featured on the reality show "Duck Dynasty", is suspended by A&E in response to controversial statements about homosexuality made during an interview with "GQ" magazine. 2013-12-19
The Supreme Court of India upholds the primacy of Section 377 of the Indian penal code banning homosexual activities. 2013-12-11
Angola begins deporting Congolese citizens from the north of the country. 2010-10-24