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African nations abandoning the death penalty
While the picture on capital punishment across Africa is mixed, significant strides have been made to abolish the the death penalty. Zimbabwe became the latest African country to axe the practice in 2024, while Ghana passed a bill in 2023 to replace the death penalty with life imprisonment. A report published by Statista in January 2026 reveals that as of 2023 to 2024, at least 30 African countries still retain the death penalty in law.
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While the picture on capital punishment across Africa is mixed, significant strides have been made to abolish the the death penalty. Zimbabwe became the latest African country to axe the practice in 2024, while Ghana passed a bill in 2023 to replace the death penalty with life imprisonment. A report published by Statista in January 2026 reveals that as of 2023 to 2024, at least 30 African countries still retain the death penalty in law.
While the picture on capital punishment across Africa is mixed, significant strides have been made to abolish the the death penalty. Zimbabwe became the latest African country to axe the practice in 2024, while Ghana passed a bill in 2023 to replace the death penalty with life imprisonment. A report published by Statista in January 2026 reveals that as of 2023 to 2024, at least 30 African countries still retain the death penalty in law.
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