Ouagadougou: Homosexual and similar practices will now be punishable by law with a prison sentence of two to five years and a fine, according to the new Personal and Family Code adopted by the Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT) of Burkina Faso.
According to Burkina Information Agency, anyone committing homosexual or similar practices on Burkinabe territory risks a prison sentence of between 2 and 5 years and a fine. The Minister of Justice, Rodrigue Bayala, stated that in the event of a repeat offense, if the person is not of Burkinabe nationality, “they will be purely and simply expelled from the country.”
The adoption of this provision constitutes an innovation, as no text had previously criminalized homosexual practices in Burkina Faso, the minister emphasized.