This section covers pan-African LGBT issues and stories which report on, or have an impact on, a group of, or all, African countries.
Southern Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, Indian Ocean, Horn of Africa, West Africa, Saharan Africa, North Africa
international organisations
ILGA (International Lesbian and Gay Association) Admin office 81 Kolermarkt, B1000, Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 502 2471 Fax: +32 (0)2 502 2471 Email: ilga@ilga.org
IGLHRC (International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission) Address: 1360 Mission Street, Suite 200, California CA94103 Tel: +1 415 255 8680 Fax: +1 415 255 8662 Email: iglhrc@iglhrc.org Website: www.iglhrc.org activities: lobbying and advocacy
Articles:
world bank tells icasa conference in nigeria: aids resources have grown by over 25 times in 10 years
by Mask Admin 8/12/2005
December 8, 2005: Abuja - AIDS resources have grown rapidly in recent years, from 300 million US dollars in 1996 to 8 billion dollars in 2005, according to a new World Bank document published on Wednesday 7 December.
companies not selling new aids drugs in africa
by Mask Admin 8/12/2005
December 8, 2005: AIDS drugs and formulations of existing drugs are urgently needed in Africa but are not available because brand companies are choosing not to sell them and there are no generic versions, according to the medical humanitarian organisation M�decins Sans Fronti�res (MSF).
we are set to take nigeria by storm, says leader of the gay and lesbian movement
by Mask Admin 5/12/2005
December 5, 2005: Interview with Mr. Davies Mac-Halla, Director, Changing Attitude Nigeria (CAN).
while we sit and bitch, gay human rights abuses continue
by Mask Admin 17/8/2005
August 17, 2005: The editor of UK Gay News, Andy Harley, bemoans that while privileged gay and lesbian people sit in the comfort of their own homes and worry about how else to enjoy their lives, thousands of LGBTI people, mostly in non-English speaking world, face horrific and intolerable discrimination. A North-South human rights divide BtM is worried about.
gay marriage not africa's problem - cleric
by Mask Admin 15/8/2005
August 15, 2005: Amidst the uproar over gay marriage in Europe and the America, President of All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), Rt. Rev. Dr. Nyansako-ni-Nku, has declared that gay marriage is not Africa's problem.
african court on human rights to merge with au justice court by Mask Admin 1/7/2005
le malheur d'�tre hommo dans le monde arabe by Mask Admin 1/7/2005
african governments reject usa approval of hiv/aids drugs by Mask Admin 24/6/2005
behind the mask celebrates world press freedom day by Mask Admin 3/5/2005
new pope 'has been homophobic' by Mask Admin 20/4/2005
farewell symposium by Mask Admin 1/11/2004
iglhrc mourns the murder of fannyann eddy by Mask Admin 5/10/2004
a subtle struggle in africa by Mask Admin 29/8/2004
ala is now cal by Mask Admin 1/8/2004
internet regulation could be blow to lgbt rights by Mask Admin 26/7/2004
human rights watch launch lgbt programme by Mask Admin 15/7/2004
what happened in geneva? by Mask Admin 8/5/2004
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