In December 2023, Traore announced a general amnesty for several individuals convicted of attempting to overthrow the ...

Twenty-one soldiers, convicted for their role in the failed coup d'état in Burkina Faso in September 2015, have received a ...

Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, has a rich and complex political history shaped by kingdoms, colonization, ...

Two generals considered the masterminds of the failed coup, Compaore’s former chief of staff Gilbert Diendere and head of diplomacy Djibril Bassole, were sentenced to 20 and 10 years in prison ...

Burkina Faso junta pardons 21 soldiers jailed for 2015 failed coup; move aims to boost army's anti-terror fight amid ongoing ...

Traore announced an "amnesty pardon" in December last year for several people convicted over the 2015 attempt to overthrow ...

Burkina Faso extends amnesty to those involved in failed 2015 coup Two generals considered the masterminds of the failed coup, Compaoré's former chief of staff Gilbert Diendéré and head of ...