Politics Military junta in Burkina Faso fires prime minister and dissolves government
The military junta in the West African country of Burkina Faso has removed the country's prime minister from office and dissolved the government. This was announced by the leader of the junta, interim president Ibrahim Traoré, by decree on Friday evening.
07.12.2024, 02:54
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According to the decree, the ministers are to continue in their posts until a new government has been formed. No reasons were given for the dismissal. Prime Minister Apollinaire Kyélem de Tambéla had held his post since October 2022.
According to estimates, the military junta that has ruled the Sahel state since a coup in 2022 only controls just under half of the country's territory. As in the neighboring states of Mali and Niger, Islamist groups that have pledged allegiance to the terrorist militias Al-Qaeda and Islamic State are active in northern Burkina Faso. According to surveys by the conflict data organization Acled, more than 8,400 people were killed in the conflict in Burkina Faso in 2023 alone, at least 2,300 of them civilians.
