{
  "id": 28754,
  "title": "Anti-LGBTQ+ laws are on the rise across west Africa, campaigners warn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/anti-lgbtq-laws-are-on-the-rise-across-west-africa-campaigners-warn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T04:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/02/anti-lgbtq-laws-are-on-the-rise-across-west-africa-campaigners-warn"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Activists in the region say politicians regard LGBTQ+ people as ‘the easiest scapegoats to maintain their power’ A growing number of west African countries are implementing or strengthening anti-LGBTQ+ laws, amid local political pressures and a global pushback against LGBTQ+ rights. In March, Senegal doubled the maximum prison sentence for gay sex to 10 years and criminalised the “promotion” of…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}