Is the death penalty on its way out?
Sierra Leone has become the latest country in Africa to get rid of the death penalty.
Africa Daily · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Sierra Leone has abolished the death penalty – and in countries where it’s still legal, executions are going down. Last year, only 16 were reportedly carried out in sub-Saharan Africa. So, is the end of capital punishment getting nearer? And what will happen to all the prisoners waiting on death row?
Host: Alan Kasujja (@Kasujja on Twitter) Guests: Umaru Fofana, reporter in Sierra Leone; Morris Kabeira, former death row inmate from Kenya.
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