OUAGADOUGOU, Dec 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traore on Saturday appointed Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo as the country’s new prime minister.
According to a presidential decree read out on public television by general secretary of the government Mathias Traore, “Mr. Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo is appointed prime minister.”
Prior to this, Ouedraogo served as minister of communication, culture, arts and tourism.
On Friday, Traore terminated Apollinaire Joachimson Kyelem de Tambela’s duties of prime minister and dissolved the government.
No reason was given for the dismissal of Tambela, who was appointed interim premier soon after junta leader Ibrahim Traore seized power in September 2022. — NNN-XINHUA
