As Angola decriminalizes homosexuality, where does the African continent stand?
By DW
18 February 2019 |
10:15 am
Angola has done away with criminalizing homosexuality, removing a notorious "vices against nature" provision in its penal code. Other African nations still punish people for same-sex relationships.
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