Is incest between adults a crime in Senegal?

Criminal offense

Criminal offense

Senegal is one of 111 countries classified “Criminal offense” for incest between adults — 68% of the 164 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Laws regarding incest
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Guinea-Bissau
Legal between adults
Sierra Leone
Criminal offense
Mali
Criminal offense
Cape Verde
Legal between adults
Liberia
Criminal offense
Côte d'Ivoire
Legal between adults

Other laws in Senegal

Same-Sex Activity
Illegal
Age of Consent
16–17
Sex Work
Legal & regulated
Marriage Age
18+

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