Burkina Faso's unelected transitional parliament has passed a bill banning homosexual acts, a little over a year after a draft of an amended family code that criminalised homosexuality was adopted by the country's cabinet.
The new measure, unanimously voted through on Monday imposes punishments of up to five years in jail, and has become part of a broader crackdown on same-sex relationships across the continent.
Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala announced on state-run media that, "the law provides for a prison sentence of between two and five years as well as fines".
He added that foreign nationals caught breaking the law would also be deported.
The next step for the legislation is obtaining the signature of the country's military leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, the Reuters news agency reports.
