LAWS AROUND THE WORLD : Africa

Gambia Guinea-Bissau Guinea Sierra Leone Liberia Ivory Coast Burkina Faso Ghana Togo Benin Nigeria Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Gabon Central African Republic Cameroon Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Uganda Rwanda Burundi Angola Angola Zambia Malawi Namibia Botswana Swaziland Kenya Tanzania Mozambique South Africa Western Sahara Senegal Mali Niger Chad Madagascar Eritrea Ethiopia Zimbabwe Somalia South Sudan Zoom out

Countries that have enacted specific laws to criminalize HV transmission or exposure

Countries where non-specific HIV laws have been applied to HIV transmission or exposure

Countries considering or proposing laws to criminalize HIV transmission or exposure; or with unconfirmed data and seeking additional information
Countries where same-sex sexual activities between consenting adults is prohibited. Countries were aspects of sex work (prostitution, soliciting, profiteering etc) are deemed illegal. Countries which impose coercive or compulsory treatment for people who use drugs and/or the death penalty is applied for drug-related offences
Countries with no available information