By AFPMore by this AuthorParis,More than half of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa have anti-homosexuality laws, although others have moved towards legal tolerance, watchdogs say. Twenty-eight out of 49 countries have laws penalising same-sex relationships, according to Neela Ghoshal, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) specialist in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights. However, Angola, Mozambique and Seychelles have scrapped anti-gay laws in recent years, and on Friday a High Court ruling in Nairobi will determine whether Kenya follows suit. COLONIAL ERARights groups say many anti-gay laws date from the colonial area. SOUTH AFRICA: In 2006, South Africa became the sole African nation to allow gay marriage.

Source: Daily Nation February 20, 2019 06:33 UTC