AFRICA - The abolition of the death penalty in Africa: scheda

Rome (Agenzia Fides)- In Africa the death penalty has been abolished in 14 countries: Angola, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Sao Tome e Principe, Rwanda, Seychelles, Senegal, South Africa
There are another 22 states which have practically abolished executions for at least 10 years: ( in brackets the year of the last execution): Benin, Burkina Faso (1988), Cameroon (1988), Comores (1997), Congo (1982), Ethiopia (1997),Gabon (1979), Gambia (1981), Ghana (1993), Lesotho (1995), Kenya (1987), Madagascar (1958), Malawi (1992), Morocco (1993), Mauritania (1987), Niger (1976), Central Africa Republic (1981), Swaziland (1982), Tanzania (1994), Togo (1978), Tunisia (1991), Zambia (1997).
Algeria and Mali have issued a moratoria for executions.
The death penalty is still in force in 15 African countries: Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Equatorial, Libya, Nigeria, Democratic Congo, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe. (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides 15/6/2007 righe 17 parole 162)