Top five African countries that still hang criminals

Patrick Gabaakanye was hanged in Botswana in 2016. Photo: The Patriot

Botswana

Botswana carried out an execution in 2018, two years after their last execution.  The South African country hanged a 28-year old man who killed his girlfriend and baby in 2010.  The country’s penal code specifies that people sent to death be hanged.

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The country has been enforcing the capital punishment law since 1966 on crimes such as murder, treason, espionage and military offences.