Niger

Niger criminalized same-sex relations in March 2025, when the military junta adopted Article 25 of the Charter of Refoundation, explicitly prohibiting LGBTQI+ practices in the country. Penalties of up to 5 years' imprisonment for same-sex acts between adults; up to 20 years for officiating or witnessing a same-sex ceremony; up to 5 years for financing LGBT organizations. No partnership recognition, no anti-discrimination, no documented trans rights. The LGBTQI+ community faces social stigmatization in majority Muslim society. No recognized LGBT organizations exist. Political instability post-July 2023 coup · international sanctions · jihadist presence in remote zones · NOT recommended for LGBT travel · absolute discretion.

Population 26M Capital Niamey Language Hausa and French Currency West African CFA Franc (XOF)

LGBTQI+ legal framework · Niger

LGBT identity

Criminalized since March 2025

Article 25 of the Charter of Refoundation (military junta, March 2025) · up to 5 years for same-sex acts between adults · up to 20 years for officiating or witnessing a same-sex ceremony · up to 5 years for financing LGBT organizations

Partnership recognition

No recognition

No legal recognition of same-sex unions · no marriage · no civil unions

Legal protection

No anti-discrimination

No statutory anti-discrimination cover on SO/GI · no hate aggravator

Trans rights

No recognition

No official information on legal gender change · no protection · no affirmative healthcare

Conversion therapies

Unregulated

No mention of conversion therapy laws · practices not officially documented

Social context · Niger

Social acceptance

Hostile

Hostile · widespread stigmatization

Gay persons experience societal discrimination. Nigerien LGBTQ community faces stigmatization among broader population. Conservative Muslim society. No recognized LGBT organizations.

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Anti-LGBT violence

Documented

Not officially documented

Neither known LGBTQ+ organisations nor public records of SO/GI-motivated attacks on individuals exist · the absence of data does not imply the absence of violence (systematic under-reporting).

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Indicative data as of 2026-06-02. Check the destination country's official sources before travelling.

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MAR 01, 2025 · LEGAL

Junta criminalizes same-sex relations

The military junta adopts Article 25 of the Charter of Refoundation, explicitly criminalizing same-sex relations and LGBTQI+ practices in Niger for the first time. Penalties of up to 5 years for same-sex acts between adults and up to 20 years for officiating a same-sex ceremony.