<P> The age of consent in Africa for sexual activity varies by jurisdiction across the continent . It ranges from age 12 in Angola to age 18 . The specific activity engaged in or the gender of its participants can also affect this age and the legality of sexual activity . Below is a discussion of the various laws dealing with this subject . The highlighted age refers to an age at or above which an individual can engage in unfettered sexual relations with another person who is also at or above that age . Other variables, for example homosexual and / or sodomy provision (s) that are illegal or close in age exceptions may exist and are stated when relevant . </P> <P> The below is a list of all jurisdictions in Africa as listed in List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Age </Th> <Th> Countries (links are to sections on this page) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Angola </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Burkina Faso, Comoros, Niger, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Botswana (Males), Cape Verde, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Females), Lesotho, Madagascar, Madeira (Portugal), São Tomé and Príncipe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France), Îles Éparses (France), Guinea, Mayotte (France), Morocco, Réunion (France) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Algeria, Botswana (Females), Cameroon, Ceuta (Spain), Canary Islands, Ghana, Guinea - Bissau, Mauritania, Melilla (Spain), Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia (Girls), Plazas de soberanía (Spain), Senegal, South Africa, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom), Swaziland, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Benin, Burundi, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Males), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Must be Married </Td> <Td> Libya, Sudan </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Age </Th> <Th> Countries (links are to sections on this page) </Th> </Tr>

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