Ivory Coast Defence Minister Hamed Bakayoko named prime minister

Hamed Bakayoko has been named prime minister after acting as interim PM since the sudden death of Amadou Gon Coulibaly.

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Ivory Coast’s defence minister, Hamed Bakayoko, has been named prime minister, after acting as interim prime minister since the sudden death of Amadou Gon Coulibaly on July 8, the presidency announced.

Considered a close associate of President Alassane Ouattara and a pillar of the regime, Bakayoko, 55, has had the defence portfolio since 2017, after serving as interior minister from 2011.

He has also been mayor of Abobo, one of the West African country’s most populous districts, since 2018.

“The President of the Republic has signed a decree appointing Mr. Hamed Bakayoko as prime minister,” while he will keep his defence role, according to the presidency’s statement on Thursday.

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