Burkina Faso reinstates death penalty: Justice ministry

Africanews21 October 2026, 04:46 UTCBurkina Faso

The last recorded execution in Burkina Faso took place in 1988. The decision marks a significant shift in the country’s criminal justice system and raises renewed questions about human rights and the use of capital punishment.

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