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Senegal’s theater of morality

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Senegal’s theater of morality As debt mounts and police violence on campuses goes unanswered, Senegal’s government is targeting its queer citizens. Let us be precise about what happened on March 11, 2026. Senegal’s National Assembly voted to raise the maximum prison sentence for same-sex relations to ten years and to criminalize the “promotion” or “apology” of homosexuality. The usual commentators...
The article suggests that the passing of this law in Senegal is not a reflection of African values or self-determination as it might appear, but rather a result of external influence from a Massachusetts-based Christian-nationalist organization. The law serves as a distraction from more pressing issues such as debt and police violence on campuses, and it undermines the health of vulnerable communities by excluding them from crucial health agreements. The article argues that this is an example of...