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Gays had no business at Africa AIDS conference: Senegal NGO
Dakar (AFP) Dec 11, 2008 Gays had no business taking part in a major conference on AIDS in Africa that took place in Dakar last week, the head of a Senegalese Islamic non-governmental organisation said Thursday. Their presence at the 15th International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA), which ended Sunday, was "inappropriate," said Imam Massamba Diop, executive president of Jamra. In a statement carried by Senegal's official APS news agency, Diop said the five-day conference -- which for the first time opened its doors to African sexual minorities -- was "insidiously exploited by obscure homosexual lobbies". "Their presence, inappropriate, at this scientific gathering was no more than a pretext for an umpteenth attempt to promote conduct that runs against nature," he added. Senegal, a nation of 12 million that is 95 percent Muslim, outlaws same-sex relationships, which are subject to up to five years in prison. Homophobic sentiments surged early this year when a celebrity magazine ran pictures of an apparent "gay marriage" near Dakar. Feeling threatened, several gays fled the country. Related Links Africa News - Resources, Health, Food
Ugandan president, rebel leader to hold talks on phone
Kampala (AFP) Dec 9, 2008Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and the leader of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Joseph Kony, are to talk directly on the phone to assess floundering efforts to finalise a peace deal, rebel and government sources told AFP Tuesday. |
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