Burkina Faso’s military leader has dismissed the country’s prime minister and dissolved the government, according to a presidential decree.
The ousted prime minister had served as the head of three successive governments, managing to survive each reshuffle, as reported by AFP.
No reason was provided for the dismissal of Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela, who was appointed as prime minister in October 2022 following the coup that brought Captain Ibrahim Traore to power.
“The prime minister’s official functions are terminated,” stated the decree, adding that members of the dissolved government would “continue to handle ongoing business until a new government is formed.”
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The West African nation was plunged into instability by a coup in January 2022, during which Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba seized power.
Just over eight months later, Damiba himself was overthrown by Traore, 36, who now heads the junta regime.
Damiba, who ousted elected president Roch Marc Christian Kabore, is currently in exile in neighboring Togo.
