A Sokoto State High Court on June 24, 2026 sentenced three men, including a Nigerien national, to death by hanging after finding them guilty of terrorism and arms trafficking offences.

Saudi Arabian authorities have executed nearly 100 people so far this year, including at least 61 for drug-related offences, the latest of which was on 18 June.

The High Court of Nairobi, Kenya, on June 23, 2026 issued a death sentence against a man found guilty of the murders of his two daughters.