Burkina Faso is taking steps to confront its turbulent past. The country’s transitional parliament has passed a law granting amnesty to soldiers accused of a coup attempt in 2015.<\/p>\n
Then, a group of soldiers from the country\u2019s Presidential Security Regiment, loyal to ousted President Blaise Campaore, attempted to overthrow the transitional government less than a month before elections.<\/p>\n
The coup failed after a section of the military pushed back.<\/p>\n
The masterminds – several high-ranking army officers were sentenced to prison as a result in 2019.<\/p>\n
To receive amnesty, they must write to army ruler Captain Ibrahim Traor\u00e9 appealing for clemency.<\/p>\n
Campaore whom the coup plotters wanted to reinstate had been forced out of office in 2014 by protesters angered by his attempt to change the constitution to extend his 27-year rule, and fled the country.<\/p>\n
The Sahel country has had a chaotic past punctuated by army takeovers and brief experiments with democracy.<\/p>\n
Roch Marc Kabore who was elected President shortly after the 2015 coup attempt was deposed by soldiers in 2022.<\/p>\n
Another mutiny eight months brought forth a new military junta headed by Traore.<\/p>\n
Some people see the amnesty measure as a positive step towards reconciliation, while others question its motivation and implications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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