Upwards of 400 activists and organizations from around the world attended the Pan Africa ILGA conference that took place this week in Mauritius.
The conference, which took place at the Ravenala Attitude Hotel | Solitude, focused on the vitality of Pride and resilience amid an environment where LGBTQ and intersex rights remain under threat.
The conference also sought to promote LGBTQ and intersex rights in Africa and highlight the severity of homophobia and transphobia on the continent.
The World Bank Group estimates the economic cost of homophobia and transphobia on the continent amounts to $14 billion a year due to lost productivity, health care and education.