Mali's National Transitional Council voted 131-1 in favor of legislation to criminalize homosexuality.

The proposed law would outlaw gay sex between men in Mali.

The head of Mali's junta, Colonel Assimi Goïta, removed French as an official language in June 2022.

Minister of Justice and Human Rights Mamadou Kassogue stated that Mali's laws already prohibit homosexuality.

The specific sanctions for those convicted under the new law have not been disclosed.