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Progress and setbacks on Death Penalty in Africa

By Netsanet Belay

“The last two executions carried out in the country were of 24 persons in 1998, and 29 persons in 1992. These were the largest number of executions carried out on a single day by any government. Sierra Leoneans are still reeling from those (executions). Sierra Leoneans don’t want a repeat of state sanctioned executions.”

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