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Entries tagged with “Hakainde Hichilema, President, Zambia”

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Dec 28, 2022

Zambia Becomes 25th Sub-Saharan African Nation to Abolish Death Penalty

Fulfilling a pledge made while cam­paign­ing for office, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on December 23, 2022 signed leg­is­la­tion abol­ish­ing the nation’s death penal­ty (pic­tured). Zambia’s repeal of its colo­nial-era cap­i­tal pun…

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International

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May 31, 2022

Zambia, Central African Republic Move to Abolish Death Penalty

Two more African nations have tak­en major steps towards abol­ish­ing the death penal­ty. On May 25, 2022, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema (pic­tured) announced that, in com­mem­o­ra­tion of Africa Freedom Day, he was commuti…