Burkina Faso's unelected transitional parliament has passed a bill banning
homosexual acts, a little over a year after a draft of an amended family
code that criminalized homosexuality was adopted by the country's cabinet.
The new measure unanimously voted through on Monday imposes
punishments of up to five years in jail, and has become part of a broader
crackdown on same-sex relationships across the continent.
Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala announced on state-run
media that, the law provides for a prison sentence of between two and five
years as well as fines.
He added that foreign nationals caught breaking the law would also be
deported.
