Equatorial Guinea abolishes death penalty, state television reports

President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo signs new penal code for central African country

Equatorial Guinea, one of the world's most authoritarian countries, has abolished the death penalty, according to state television, which cited a new law signed by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

Capital punishment was totally abolished" in the oil-rich central African country after the president signed a new penal code, the vice-president tweeted on Monday.