Military Junta in Burkina Faso Amends Family Code Prohibiting ‘Homosexuality and Related Practices’
The loss by the Western colonial powers of political and military influence in Africa has become more pronounced as the military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have just signed a new confederation treaty establishing the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).
This comes months after the three countries withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc in January.
And as the military juntas move away from the West, they enact policies that run contrary to the nexus of the modern Western culture.
Now, it arises that Burkina Faso’s military junta announced it has adopted the draft of an amended family code that criminalizes homosexuality.
Reuters reported:
“The West African nation has been among just 22 out of 54 countries on the continent that allow same-sex relations,
