Burkina Faso’s prime minister and government have resigned on Wednesday following protests mounted against officials’ inability to combat a wave of jihadist attacks that have killed thousands. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, who had already changed his military leadership over the security crisis, accepted Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabire’s resignation, according to a presidential decree.
The resignation of a prime minister requires the resignation of the entire government, according to Burkina Faso law. After his resignation, Dabire called on citizens from his Facebook page to support the president and the new executive that will be put in place. However, the outgoing administration will be required to remain in a caretaker capacity until a new one is formed, government secretary-general Stephane Wenceslas Sanou said.
Chidozie Chima | September 20, 2024
