Equality Index ? | 10 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 10 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2025 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2005 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1991 | Banned Since 2007 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2023 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1930 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2002 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | Illegal Since 1964 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2025 | N/A Since 2005 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | 6% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 8% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate | 4% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 94% Not a good place | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place |
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