Last week I posted a list of the legal age of consent for homosexuals in
the countries of Europe.

Since then, I have received e-mail from several people who asked me to post
similar information for other parts of the world.

So I am posting the information I have about countries in Asia,
Africa and the Americas. I got this information from a danish gay magazine.
They usually publish accurate information, but I have no way of confirming
their information. According to the article, the information was compiled
in cooperation with ILGA, the International Lesbian & Gay Association.

Along with the information for the various countries, I am posting some
additional info that was published along with the lists. Any errors in
translation from danish are entirely my fault.

Below is the information for Africa.

Africa
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General info:
	Looking at the list below, it may seem hopeless. However, the reality
	is a lot more encouraging, as it is very easy to get in contact with
	local people in coutnries such as Morocco, Tunesia, Egypt and South
	Africa. Some countries in western Africa - e.g. Ghana and the Ivory
	Coast - are well known for their very forthcoming young men. There is
	however a general unwillingness to let a foreigner be the active part
	in a relationship in Tunesia, Morocco and Egypt. This is not so pre-
	valent in countries south of Sahara.

	The biggest problem in e.g. Tunesia and Morocco is the possibility of
	bringing guests into a hotel. If the hotel is not cooperative, then
	ask the local guys - they know the places and the possibilities. Do
	bring your own condoms,

	South Africa seems at present to be among the most interesting coun-
	tries in the continent - there is large and enthusiastic selection
	of blacks, asiatics and whites. Apart from that, South Africa is
	a fairly cheap and well-functioning country in which to travel.
	[Note: This comparison was made to danish costs of travelling - it
	may seem different to Americans].

	In eastern Africa, especially the islands of Zanzibar (Tanzania),
	Lamu (Kenya) and the Comoros Isles with the capital of Moroni
	are worthy of attention.


Country			Legal age of consent
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Angola			not mentioned in the law
Algeria			illegal
Benin			illegal
Bothswana		not mentioned in the law
Burkina-Faso		21
Burundi			not illegal, but age is not known
Cameroun		legal, but age is not known
Cap Verde		illegal, but common
Comoros Isles		not illegal
Congo			not mentioned in the law
Ethiopia		illegal
Gabon			not mentioned in the law
Ghana			illegal, but common
Guinea-Bissau		legal
Ivory Coast		illegal, but not enforced
Kenya			illegal, but it happens
Lesotho			not mentioned in the law
Liberia			legal
Libya			illegal, but very common
Madagascar		legal
Malawi			not mentioned in the law
Mauritania		illegal
Morocco			illegal, but very common
Mozambique		illegal, but it happens
Nigeria			illegal, but common
Reunion Islands		not mentioned in the law
Senegal			not illegal, common
Seychelles		illegal
South Africa		illegal, but very common
Sudan			illegal
Swaziland		not mentioned in the law
Tanzania		illegal, but it happens
Togo			illegal
Tunesia			illegal, but very common
Uganda			illegal, but it happens
Zaire			not mentioned in the law
Zambia			illegal
Zimbabwe		illegal, but common
Egypt			legal

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Henrik Storner (storner@olivetti.dk / storner@diku.dk)
Tech. Support
Olivetti Denmark.