As of 2023, the death penalty was still implemented in 30 African countries. However, no executions had been carried out for the last decade in 16 of these states or territories. In 14 countries, instead, the death penalty was regularly implemented. These were Nigeria, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Somalia, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan, Egypt, and Libya. In 26 African countries, capital punishment is abolished.
Death penalty status in Africa as of 2023
Characteristic
Number of countries
States or territories where the death penalty is abolished
26
States or territories where the death penalty is partially abolished (exceptional circumstances)
16
States or territories where the death penalty is implemented
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Together Against the Death Penalty. (January 1, 2023). Death penalty status in Africa as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269781/death-penalty-status-in-africa/
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