Niger has become the latest African country to introduce harsh legislation criminalising LGBTQ+ people. The West African nation's military junta has enacted a new penal code that officially criminalises same-sex relationships, imposing prison terms of up to 10 years. Similar restrictive laws were passed by Mali in late 2024, Burkina Faso in late 2025, and Senegal in early this year. To discuss this further, we are joined by Dr Samson Osagie, a Nigerian Lawyer and former Vice President of the African Bar Association

Niger has become the latest African country to introduce harsh legislation criminalising LGBTQ+ people. The West African nation's military junta has enacted a new penal code that officially criminalises same-sex relationships, imposing prison terms of up to 10 years. Similar restrictive laws were passed by Mali in late 2024, Burkina Faso in late 2025, and Senegal in early this year. To discuss this further, we are joined by Dr Samson Osagie, a Nigerian Lawyer and former Vice President of the African Bar Association

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Niger Joins Regional Crackdown as New Law Criminalises Same-Sex Relationships

Across Africa, getting elected is becoming an expensive business - and critics warn it's pricing out capable leaders and fuelling corruption. In Accra, Ghana, a major regional convening wraps up tomorrow: the High-Level Regional Convening on the Financialisation of Politics in Africa, bringing together government officials, anti-corruption bodies, electoral experts and civil society to confront the growing role of money in politics. It follows a landmark UN resolution on political finance transparency adopted late last year, and comes as the African Union works on a continental model law on political financing. I spoke to one of the delegates Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, Executive Director of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development 

Across Africa, getting elected is becoming an expensive business - and critics warn it's pricing out capable leaders and fuelling corruption. In Accra, Ghana, a major regional convening wraps up tomorrow: the High-Level Regional Convening on the Financialisation of Politics in Africa, bringing together government officials, anti-corruption bodies, electoral experts and civil society to confront the growing role of money in politics. It follows a landmark UN resolution on political finance transparency adopted late last year, and comes as the African Union works on a continental model law on political financing. I spoke to one of the delegates Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, Executive Director of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development&nbsp;

High-Level Regional Convening on the Financialisation of Politics in Africa zooms in on political funding 

Time now for our daily Africa Roundup. Each morning, just after the six o'clock news, we bring you a concise update on the key developments shaping the continent and the world over the past 24 hours. With insights from our team of journalists, analysts, and newsmakers, we place the day's biggest stories into context - helping you stay informed, connected, and prepared for the day ahead...

Time now for our daily Africa Roundup. Each morning, just after the six o'clock news, we bring you a concise update on the key developments shaping the continent and the world over the past 24 hours. With insights from our team of journalists, analysts, and newsmakers, we place the day's biggest stories into context - helping you stay informed, connected, and prepared for the day ahead...

Africa Roundup: Top stories shaping the continent and world over the past 24 hours

Former Senegalese President Macky Sall will return to Senegal this Friday on his first public visit to the country since leaving office. He travels to Senegal to seek a formal endorsement from the current Senegalese government, as he campaigns for the post of U.N. secretary-general. Sall remains a divisive figure in Senegal following his unsuccessful attempt to postpone the 2024 presidential election, a move that triggered deadly protests and was ultimately struckdown by the Constitutional Council. He is expected to meet with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye before leaving Dakar. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Paul Ejime, Global politics and governance analyst

Former Senegalese President Macky Sall will return to Senegal this Friday on his first public visit to the country since leaving office. He travels to Senegal to seek a formal endorsement from the current Senegalese government, as he campaigns for the post of U.N. secretary-general. Sall remains a divisive figure in Senegal following his unsuccessful attempt to postpone the 2024 presidential election, a move that triggered deadly protests and was ultimately struckdown by the Constitutional Council. He is expected to meet with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye before leaving Dakar. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Paul Ejime, Global politics and governance analyst

Niger Joins Regional Crackdown as New Law Criminalises Same-Sex Relationships

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