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A study released in July indicated that a microbial gel might help shield women against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. But a lack of funding for follow-up studies presents a barrier to getting the gel into use, even in places where it could do the most good.

Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, a prominent figure in the African branch of the Anglican church, believes that gays and Muslims are trying to take over Africa--and he’s not shy about saying so.

The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency.

At first it might seem as though the prospects for GLBTs living in African nations are grim--but there are traces of hope still to be found in the continent’s landscape of anti-gay laws and inflammatory rhetoric.

A judge sentenced a couple to the maximum 14 years in prison for unnatural acts and gross indecency Thursday under Malawi’s anti-gay legislation.

A gay couple imprisoned in Malawi since late last year have communicated a message of gratitude to their international supporters and ongoing devotion to one another, reports a London-based GLBT advocacy group.

An African bank, communications giant and popular chicken restaurant chain are taking on malaria, saying their business expertise might be the missing weapon in the fight against a disease that kills 1 million annually.

A well-known British gay activist is reporting that Steven Monjeza, jailed for attempting to solidify his relationship with his male partner, is seriously ill in a fetid jail in the African nation of Malawi.

Homophobia in Africa stymies efforts to stem the rising tide of HIV infection--and the situation is only getting worse.

In Senegal, even death no longer stops anti-gay violence: the latest development in a cascading wave of homophobia across Africa sees mobs digging up and desecrating the bodies of gay men.