03/01/2023 (Agence Europe) – On 26 December the European Union welcomed the announcement by Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema that he had approved a Penal Code Amendment Bill repealing all provisions imposing the death penalty. This “sends a powerful signal to countries in the region and around the world, contributing to the gradual abolition of the death penalty in Africa and beyond”, said the European External Action Service, recalling that “the European Union strongly opposes...