Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister, Christophe Dabire, has resigned amid a security crisis and protests calling for a government reshuffle.
President Roch Marc Christian Kabore accepted Dabire’s resignation and that of his cabinet on Wednesday.
“The functions of Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabire are terminated,” read the presidential decree, which added that members of the outgoing government will handle the nation’s affairs until the establishment of a new administration.
The president last month stressed the need for a “stronger” cabinet on the eve of anti-government protests over violence by militant groups. A week later, he pledged to root out corruption from the country.
Public anger was first aroused when an attack by an al-Qaeda-affiliated group killed 53 military police officers and four civilians in mid-November.
Dabire first became prime minister in early 2019 and was reappointed in January 2021. He was previously Burkina Faso’s representative at the eight-nation West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA).
Burkina Faso, one of the world’s poorest countries, has been battling armed combatants with links to the al-Qaeda and Daesh terrorist groups since 2016.
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