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Burkina Faso Revives Death Penalty as Junta Battles Insurgency

Bloomberg Politics21 October 2026, 10:36 UTCBurkina Faso

Burkina Faso’s military rulers reinstated the death penalty for terrorism, treason and espionage, giving the junta a powerful legal tool it can use against perceived threats to its rule.

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