<table class="description en" lang="en" style="margin:0.5em auto;width:100%;border:1px solid #ABD5F5;background:white"><caption style="text-align:center;"><b>English</b> (en):  Laws regarding same-sex sexuality in Africa
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<p><b>Same-sex Sexual Activity Legal</b>
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<div class="legend" style="direction:ltr;line-height:23px;"><div class="legend-content" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;box-sizing:border-box;width:34px;height:23px;overflow:hidden;font-size:15px;border:thin solid #333;background:#cccccc;color:#202122;text-align:center;"> </div> No Recognition of Same-sex couples</div>
<p><b>Same-sex Sexual Activity Illegal</b>
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</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="description fr" lang="fr" style="margin:0.5em auto;width:100%;border:1px solid #ABD5F5;background:white"><caption style="text-align:center;"><b>français</b> (fr):  Lois concernant la sexualité de même sexe en Afrique
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<p><b>Homosexualité légale</b>
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<div class="legend" style="direction:ltr;line-height:23px;"><div class="legend-content" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;box-sizing:border-box;width:34px;height:23px;overflow:hidden;font-size:15px;border:thin solid #333;background:#002255;color:#202122;text-align:center;"> </div> Mariage reconnu</div>
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<p><b>Homosexualité illégale</b>
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<table class="description ar" lang="ar" style="margin:0.5em auto;width:100%;border:1px solid #ABD5F5;background:white"><caption style="text-align:center;"><b>العربية</b> (ar):  القوانين المتعلقة بالمثلية الجنسية في إفريقيا
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<p><b>المثلية الجنسية قانونية</b>
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<p><b>المثلية الجنسية غير قانونية</b>
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