Senegal's parliament has approved a stricter anti-gay law, increasing the minimum prison sentence for same-sex relations to five years.

Senegal's parliament has passed a law that stiffens penalties for homosexuality in the predominantly Muslim West African nation.

Senegal's parliament has approved a new law that doubles the maximum penalty for same-sex relations to 10 years in prison, with MPs also backing jail terms for those who promote or finance such relations.

Senegal's National Assembly overwhelmingly passed a bill that doubles the maximum prison sentence for homosexual acts to 10 years and criminalizes any attempt to promote them.