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A Bill is not law until it becomes an Act. At this momment in time, the Sexual Offenses Bill has been delayed once again, and the age of consent in South Africa is not governeed by it but rahter an much older act. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Warpedshadow ( talk • contribs) 21:18, 19 November 2006.
I think Madagascar should be 21, not 14. Perhaps someone could translate the French. I can also provide a dozen websites that say Madagascar is 21. — Reinyday, 01:27, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
I've removed the section from the article until we can sort this out. I see that the quote from Article 331 was only one third represented. The complete article is as follows:
--- "Article 331
L'attentat à la pudeur consommé ou tenté sans violence sur la personne d'un enfant de l'un ou l'autre sexe âgé de moins de quatorze ans, sera puni de cinq à dix ans d'emprisonnement et d'une amende de dix millions à cinquante millions de francs
(Ord. 62- 013 du 10. 08. 62) Sera puni de la peine portée à l'alinéa premier, l'attentat à la pudeur commis par tout ascendant sur la personne d'un mineur de vingt et un ans, même âgé de plus de 14 ans, mais non émancipé par le mariage.
(Loi no 98-024 du 25. 01. 99) Sans préjudice des peines plus graves prévues par les alinéas qui précèdent ou par les articles 332 et 333 du présent Code, sera puni d'un emprisonnement de deux ans à cinq ans et d'une amende de dix millions à cent millions de francs quiconque aura commis un acte impudique ou contre nature avec un individu de son sexe mineur de moins de vingt et un ans." --- [2]
The first section seems fairly clear that below 14 years is a crime. The second section I don't understand properly but at a guess I'd say that it's saying that if the "victim" is less than 21 and not married to the "accused" it is still a crime. The third section I also don't fully understand but I think it's refering to "unatural acts" ie male homosexual sex? Can anyone with more than 6 months French lessons and a dictionary help out here? -- Monotonehell 17:41, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Why is there no age for Ghana and Togo? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.243.228.126 ( talk) 11:32, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
The article says: "The age of consent in Liberia is 18. Statutory rape is a first-degree rape offense which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. The age of consent was raised to 18, from 16, in 2009." Does it mean that you can go jail for the rest of your life just for having a consensual sex with a 17 year old girl??? 77.127.4.185 ( talk) 19:52, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
This page is dreadful. Ideally it needs to be converted into a table for ease of navigation and effective communication of the information it contains. Peter B. ( talk) 03:06, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
Somebody changed the age of consent in Nigeria to 11, based on some press articles. Actually this news article contradicts this: FACT CHECK: Nigeria’s Sexual Offences Bill stipulates 18 years, not 11 years, as age of consent
Also, in general, please do not use the media as a source for this article; it is often unreliable; use links to the actual current laws.
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This is penal code of Kenya http://www.ageofconsent.com/kenya.htm and it clearly states age of consent at 14. But this article says it is 18. Can anybody please comment on this?-- Reciprocist ( talk) 05:29, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
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In Sudan, the age of consent is set at puberty, which is usually around 10.
The text lists the age of consent as 14 in Angola, but it's displayed as 12 on the map. Greenman ( talk) 12:10, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
I've added a summary table. I believe the content is correct; if not, please correct it. Each country is wikilinked to its section on the page. The Consent by age should be removed, as it's incorrect. Ages of consent vary by gender and sexual orientation, most of all in Africa. Cheers.
Hi! I saw this entry and the removal of the info about Seychelles.
The penal code may say that, but it is possible that there may be another law in the penal code that says something else, and/or the penal code changed since the State Department reviewed the laws of the Seychelles. It would do well to leave the State Department analysis up anyway, and to contact the State Department about the matter. The agency could revise its information if it gets an update. WhisperToMe ( talk) 20:47, 31 May 2020 (UTC)
There are several sections here for territories that are integral parts of the "mother" countries.
As far as I know, these territories don't have the constitutional power to make their own criminal law, so they must by definition have the same age of consent as the country they are part of. So I don't think it's necessary that each one should have a separate section. I suggest we reduce this to two sections, "French territories" and "Spanish territories", which name the territories in question and give the relevant ages. Would there be any objections to that? - htonl ( talk) 15:23, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
The table did not have any sources, and I have tagged that section here. This is lazy editing and could put people's lives in danger. For example, the Gambia: How can same sex be illegal in that country, yet the editor wrote the age of consent is 18 for homosexuality? If it is illegal, then how can there be an age of consent? Even our article LGBT rights in the Gambia and sources state that it is illegal. Please research African countries thoroughly before you start adding dangerous information. 2A00:23EE:1300:82A3:F8F1:FF95:36F7:E9A1 ( talk) 14:21, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
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A Bill is not law until it becomes an Act. At this momment in time, the Sexual Offenses Bill has been delayed once again, and the age of consent in South Africa is not governeed by it but rahter an much older act. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Warpedshadow ( talk • contribs) 21:18, 19 November 2006.
I think Madagascar should be 21, not 14. Perhaps someone could translate the French. I can also provide a dozen websites that say Madagascar is 21. — Reinyday, 01:27, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
I've removed the section from the article until we can sort this out. I see that the quote from Article 331 was only one third represented. The complete article is as follows:
--- "Article 331
L'attentat à la pudeur consommé ou tenté sans violence sur la personne d'un enfant de l'un ou l'autre sexe âgé de moins de quatorze ans, sera puni de cinq à dix ans d'emprisonnement et d'une amende de dix millions à cinquante millions de francs
(Ord. 62- 013 du 10. 08. 62) Sera puni de la peine portée à l'alinéa premier, l'attentat à la pudeur commis par tout ascendant sur la personne d'un mineur de vingt et un ans, même âgé de plus de 14 ans, mais non émancipé par le mariage.
(Loi no 98-024 du 25. 01. 99) Sans préjudice des peines plus graves prévues par les alinéas qui précèdent ou par les articles 332 et 333 du présent Code, sera puni d'un emprisonnement de deux ans à cinq ans et d'une amende de dix millions à cent millions de francs quiconque aura commis un acte impudique ou contre nature avec un individu de son sexe mineur de moins de vingt et un ans." --- [2]
The first section seems fairly clear that below 14 years is a crime. The second section I don't understand properly but at a guess I'd say that it's saying that if the "victim" is less than 21 and not married to the "accused" it is still a crime. The third section I also don't fully understand but I think it's refering to "unatural acts" ie male homosexual sex? Can anyone with more than 6 months French lessons and a dictionary help out here? -- Monotonehell 17:41, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Why is there no age for Ghana and Togo? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.243.228.126 ( talk) 11:32, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
The article says: "The age of consent in Liberia is 18. Statutory rape is a first-degree rape offense which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. The age of consent was raised to 18, from 16, in 2009." Does it mean that you can go jail for the rest of your life just for having a consensual sex with a 17 year old girl??? 77.127.4.185 ( talk) 19:52, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
This page is dreadful. Ideally it needs to be converted into a table for ease of navigation and effective communication of the information it contains. Peter B. ( talk) 03:06, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
Somebody changed the age of consent in Nigeria to 11, based on some press articles. Actually this news article contradicts this: FACT CHECK: Nigeria’s Sexual Offences Bill stipulates 18 years, not 11 years, as age of consent
Also, in general, please do not use the media as a source for this article; it is often unreliable; use links to the actual current laws.
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This is penal code of Kenya http://www.ageofconsent.com/kenya.htm and it clearly states age of consent at 14. But this article says it is 18. Can anybody please comment on this?-- Reciprocist ( talk) 05:29, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
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In Sudan, the age of consent is set at puberty, which is usually around 10.
The text lists the age of consent as 14 in Angola, but it's displayed as 12 on the map. Greenman ( talk) 12:10, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
I've added a summary table. I believe the content is correct; if not, please correct it. Each country is wikilinked to its section on the page. The Consent by age should be removed, as it's incorrect. Ages of consent vary by gender and sexual orientation, most of all in Africa. Cheers.
Hi! I saw this entry and the removal of the info about Seychelles.
The penal code may say that, but it is possible that there may be another law in the penal code that says something else, and/or the penal code changed since the State Department reviewed the laws of the Seychelles. It would do well to leave the State Department analysis up anyway, and to contact the State Department about the matter. The agency could revise its information if it gets an update. WhisperToMe ( talk) 20:47, 31 May 2020 (UTC)
There are several sections here for territories that are integral parts of the "mother" countries.
As far as I know, these territories don't have the constitutional power to make their own criminal law, so they must by definition have the same age of consent as the country they are part of. So I don't think it's necessary that each one should have a separate section. I suggest we reduce this to two sections, "French territories" and "Spanish territories", which name the territories in question and give the relevant ages. Would there be any objections to that? - htonl ( talk) 15:23, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
The table did not have any sources, and I have tagged that section here. This is lazy editing and could put people's lives in danger. For example, the Gambia: How can same sex be illegal in that country, yet the editor wrote the age of consent is 18 for homosexuality? If it is illegal, then how can there be an age of consent? Even our article LGBT rights in the Gambia and sources state that it is illegal. Please research African countries thoroughly before you start adding dangerous information. 2A00:23EE:1300:82A3:F8F1:FF95:36F7:E9A1 ( talk) 14:21, 1 June 2023 (UTC)