{"id":1858541,"date":"2026-03-31T14:52:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1858541"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:52:52","slug":"african-nations-abandoning-the-death-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1858541","title":{"rendered":"African nations abandoning the death penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/75351126_6.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"sk6xmai\">\n<div class=\"a17o045m\">\n<div class=\"av-wrapper\">\n<h1 aria-label=\"Video \u2014 African nations abandoning the death penalty \" class=\"dy75pgs headline h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\"><span>African nations abandoning the death penalty <\/span><\/h1>\n<div data-tracking-name=\"video-player\" class=\"hh5424a av-player pd4yz45\">\n<div class=\"bg-poster\">\n<div><video controls playsinline data-duration=\"01:24\" data-play-btn-title=\"Play video\" dir=\"ltr\" id=\"video-76607706\" poster=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" preload=\"none\" class=\"dw-player video-js vjs-fluid\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/vps\/webvideos\/ENG\/2026\/DWVG\/DWVGENG260331_DeathPenaltyDirty_01ICW_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-area sa7l9jt s9mg977\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5BRAA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>While the picture on capital punishment across Africa is mixed, significant strides have been made to abolish the the death penalty.\u00a0Zimbabwe 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. 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