Senegal doubles penalty for same-sex relationships
Senegal's parliament has passed a bill doubling charges on same-sex relationships. Also, access to antivenoms for snake bites are a challenge to Africa's rural communities.
During a parliamentary session, ministers in Senegal voted on a bill that was introduced last month by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, doubling the penalty on same sex relationships which are already a crime in the country. Persons convicted under the law will now serve prison sentences between 5 and 10 years and the fines for the offense were also raised to a maximum of 17,609 USD.
We also look at why snakebite antivenom is so expensive. In a conversation with Professor John Amuasi of the Global Snakebite Task Force, we discuss what can be done to improve access to treatment for snakebites in remote parts of Africa.
Presenter : Nkechi Ogbonna
Producers: Keikantse Shumba, Bella Twine, Basma El Atti and Ayuba Iliya
Technical Producer: Jonathan Mwangi
Senior Producers: Daniel Dadzie and Blessing Aderogba
Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla
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