Burkina Faso’s Parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality with offenders facing two to five years in prison, the state broadcaster reported on late Monday (September 1, 2025). The amended ...

Burkina Faso’s Transitional Legislative Assembly passed a law on September 1, 2025, that makes consensual same-sex relations a criminal offense, a major setback for the rights of lesbian, gay, ...

FILE - Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traore arrives to the Grand Palace at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on May 10, 2025. (Stanislav Krasilnikov/RIA Novosti via AP, file) OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso ...

Burkina Faso's parliament has enacted a law criminalizing "homosexual practices," leading to widespread condemnation. Individuals violating the law could face up to five years in prison, along with ...

Sept 2 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's transitional parliament passed legislation outlawing conduct deemed to promote LGBTQ practices, introducing fines, prison sentences and sanctions for persons ...

Burkina Faso has moved to reassure investors that its request to acquire an additional 35% stake in West African Resources’ (ASX: WAF) Kiaka gold mine is an option, not a demand, under the country’s ...

Burkina Faso's transitional parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality with offenders facing up to five years in prison. The Persons and Family Code law, making Burkina Faso the latest in a ...

The parliament in Burkina Faso passed a law prohibiting “homosexual practices”, sparking widespread condemnation on Tuesday. Those that transgress the law will face up to five years in prison, with ...

Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. (NYSE, TSX: BNT) today announced that it has signed a reinsurance agreement with leading Japanese insurance company Dai-ichi ...

Burkina Faso's transitional parliament has passed a bill banning homosexual acts, a year after the cabinet adopted a draft of an amended family code criminalising homosexuality. The law, unanimously ...

Burkina Faso has joined a growing list of African nations tightening laws against same-sex relations, with an extensive new code set to reshape family and nationality rules. Burkina Faso’s ...