Official name: Burkina Faso Capital: Ouagadougou Head of state: President Blaise Compaore State: multi-party democracy Population: 14,326,203 Independence: from France in 1960 Languages: French (official) and other Sudanic languages Religion: traditional African 40%, Muslim 50%, Christian (mostly Catholic) 10% Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF) Legal wise There is no law against gays. Penal Code criminalizes sexual contacts with someone under the age of consent with a penalty of up to 3 years' imprisonment. Gay sexual activity is legal. The age of consent is equal as of the Penal Code of 1996.
Communication
mainline telephones: 94,800 (2006) cellular telephones: 1,017 million (2006) internet country code: .bf internet service providers: 373 (2005) internet users: 80,00 (2006)
not enough gay coverage, says research SOUTH AFRICA � February 13, 2007: Some South African media organizations agreed that the findings of a research saying there is a limited coverage, as well as a lack of in-depth reporting about LGBTI issues by media are true. [more]
society�s gay characters, a reflection of diversity SOUTH AFRICA � February 9, 2007: While South African Television viewers are still hungry for more, the much-talked about mini-drama series, Society, featuring gay characters, came to an end yesterday. [more]
Cathy Crimmins, author of How the Homosexuals Saved Civilization
