The announcement was made by the president of the National Assembly, Simplice Mathieu Sarandji, to applause from the deputies. President Faustin-Archange Touadera has not yet signed the law into effect. Amnesty International welcomed the “good news” on Twitter and asked the president to officially announce the law.
Last death sentence 1981
The last death sentence in the country was carried out in 1981. A civil war has raged in the Central African Republic for nearly nine years, which began as a result of a coup in 2013. However, the conflict has weakened over the past three years. According to the United Nations, it is the second poorest country in the world. Chad abolished the death penalty in 2020 and Sierra Leone in 2021.