Senegal's anti-LGBTQ+ law threatens a model HIV prevention system

Senegal criminalized the "promotion" of homosexuality in March 2026. HIV and rights groups warn the law could ban outreach to men who have sex with men—a group whose HIV prevalence reaches 49.6% in parts of Dakar. Senegal's prevention network, long a continental model, now risks collapse. Ghana's president has not yet signed a similar bill.