Andrew Novak

The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal decision ends years of confusion over the status of prisoners on death row. Shutterstock

June 16, 2021

Malawi abolishes death penalty: what it means for southern Africa

Andrew Novak, George Mason University

The Malawi court’s decision provides a roadmap for future challenges to the death penalty in other southern African countries.

The High Court in Botswana is deliberating on a motion to legalise same-sex relationships. Shutterstock

March 18, 2019

Botswana joins list of African countries reviewing gay rights

Andrew Novak, George Mason University

Botswana’s High Court could finally decriminalise same-sex relations.

Former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi waves at his trial with other Muslim Brotherhood members in Cairo, in May. He was subsequently sentenced to death. Egypt is among a handful of African countries that regularly execute. Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

August 1, 2015

Why the death penalty is losing favour in sub‑Saharan Africa

Andrew Novak, George Mason University

As with most aspects of criminal justice in sub-Saharan Africa, the death penalty as it currently exists in law is a colonial import. Criminal justice before the modern era was a private matter.

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Malawi abolishes death penalty: what it means for southern Africa

Botswana joins list of African countries reviewing gay rights

Why the death penalty is losing favour in sub‑Saharan Africa

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