Burkina Faso's ruling junta has removed interim Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela from his position and dissolved the government, according to a decree issued on Friday by the office of military leader Ibrahim Traore.
The decree provided no explanation for Tambela's dismissal. He had been appointed interim premier shortly after Traore took power in a September 2022 coup, one of several military takeovers that have shaken the Sahel region of West Africa in recent years.
Members of the dissolved government will continue in their roles until a new cabinet is named, the decree said.
Burkina has been fighting Islamist insurgents, some with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State, since they spread into its territory from neighbouring Mali almost a decade ago.
Traore vowed to do better than his predecessors when he assumed command in 2022, but the security situation has deteriorated further under his regime, which has also cracked down on dissent, analysts, rights groups, and humanitarian workers say.
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REF:Reuters
