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

The leader of Burkina Faso’s ruling junta has granted amnesty to 21 soldiers convicted for their roles in a failed coup attempt in 2015, according to an official decree obtained on Monday.

The head of the junta in Burkina Faso has pardoned 21 soldiers convicted of involvement in a failed coup in 2015, according to an official decree seen by AFP on Monday. The troubled west African ...

Burkina Faso extends amnesty to those involved in ... to actively participate in the fight against terrorism". The 21 soldiers pardoned will rejoin the army, which has been fighting jihadist ...

(Nairobi) – Burkina Faso’s military junta arrested three ... has attacked army positions in several regions, killing soldiers and civilians. Local sources reported that on March 15, 2025 ...

Some of the destroyed structures The military in collaboration with the Forestry Commission (FC) has raided a community near ...

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Twenty-one soldiers, convicted for their role in the failed coup d'état in Burkina Faso in September 2015, have received a presidential pardon. The troubled west African country has been run ...

Twenty-one soldiers, convicted for their role in the failed coup d'état in Burkina Faso in September 2015, have received a presidential pardon. The troubled west African country has been run since ...