Press Conference in Dakar, Senegal (June 27, 2013) [Excerpt]
President Obama: The issue of gays and lesbians and how they're treated has come up and has been controversial in many parts of Africa, so I want the African people to hear just what I believe. People should be treated equally. And that's a principle that I think should be applied universally.
Senegalese President Macky Sall: Senegal, as far as we are concerned, is a very tolerant country which doesn't discriminate against the inalienable rights of people, but we are not still ready to decriminalize homosexuality. This doesn't mean that we are all homophobic.
Senegalese President Macky Sall: Senegal, as far as we are concerned, is a very tolerant country which doesn't discriminate against the inalienable rights of people, but we are not still ready to decriminalize homosexuality. This doesn't mean that we are all homophobic.