Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2021 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2025 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1949 | Banned Since 1991 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | State-enforced Since 2023 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2022 | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | N/A | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Ambiguous |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A Since 2025 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 8% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 89% Not a good place | 5% Good place 94% Not a good place |
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