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January 15, 2025

Mali’s military junta has made homosexuality a crime – what the new law says

Christophe Broqua, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

Mali’s new penal code came into effect on 13 December 2024. It equates same-sex sexual relations with indecent assault and makes it a criminal act.

September 1, 2023

Folahanmi Aina, Royal United Services Institute

Ali Bongo is the latest in a string of leaders to be ousted in military coups since 2020.

August 11, 2023

Sebastian Elischer, University of Florida

Examining how military coups unfold is crucial to understanding a country’s path back to democracy.

Sebastian Elischer
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Florida
Folahanmi Aina
Lecturer in Political Economy of Violence, Conflict and Development, SOAS, University of London
Christophe Broqua
Socio-anthropologue, Institut des mondes africains (IMAF), Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)