PLAY PODCASTS
DR Congo sentences over 100 to death

DR Congo sentences over 100 to death

What do we know about the men sentenced to death in DR Congo?

Focus on Africa · BBC World Service

February 11, 202531m 15s

Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (open.live.bbc.co.uk) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.

Show Notes

In January this year DR Congo's Justice Minister Constant Mutamba said 127 people, aged between the ages of 18 and 35, had received the death sentence. Rights groups said that number was higher. The DRC government had announced it would resume executions in 2024 following a two-decade hiatus. Who are these men and why have they been sentenced to death?

Also, why are global powers interested in the Seychelles, the smallest country in Africa?

And we hear why, it really does take a village to raise a child!

Presenter: Charles Gitonga Technical Producer: Frank McWeeny Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya and Bella Hassan Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi