When Mohamed was caught with his boyfriend he had to flee Somaliland, where homosexuality is illegal.
Soumaila Cissé was kidnapped days before Mali's disputed elections which led to deadly protests.
Judges praised Irenosen Okojie's tale about a Grace Jones impersonator hiding a dark secret.
The five young women are sentenced to two years in prison and fined almost $19,000 (£15,000) each.
Tundu Lissu, attacked in the capital in 2017, wants to run for office after treatment in Belgium.
Kurian Omukimbizi went to Nairobi for work, but was separated from his family when lockdown was announced.
More than 80 people were killed in two attacks in Sudan's restive western region, the UN says.
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