POLITICS● ELEVATED1h ago · Oct 21, 2026, 4:46 AM
Burkina Faso reinstates death penalty: Justice ministry
Africanews [en] · sub saharan africa
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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