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2 Min Read ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has confirmed his younger brother Tene Birahima Ouattara as minister of defence, part of a slate of new appointments announced on Tuesday. Ivory Coasts President Alassane Ouattara speaks next to his wife Dominique, after they cast their votes at a polling station during the legislative election in Abidjan, Ivory Coast March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Macline Hien/File Photo The new defence minister will have to contend with Islami...

The vaccination push in Ivory Coast is plagued by a pervasive hesitancy.

Ivory Coast is falling behind its vaccination schedule. Health workers fear thousands of shots could expire. Sam Bradpiece, Danielle Paquette © Diomande Ble Blonde/AP Culture Minister Raymonde Goudou Coffie receives a shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on March 1. ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Health leaders in Ivory Coast were thrilled when the first half-million coronavirus vaccines arrived in late February. But that excitement cooled to concern as the We...

Bakayoko had turned 56 on Monday. Ouattara called Bakayoko "my son and close collaborater, torn from us too soon," in a statement read on public television RTI. Bakayoko took over as prime minister in July last year from Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who died after returning to the Ivory Coast from two months in France where he had been treated for heart problems. But Bakayoko, who was also the countrys defence minister, himself travelled to France for health reasons on February 18 and was later transf...

Abidjan, Ivory Coast – On March 8, Ibrahima Sory Coulibaly celebrated Hamed Bakayoko’s birthday surrounded by friends in Abidjan’s Abobo neighbourhood. They prayed for the quick recovery of Ivory Coast’s prime minister, who was receiving medical treatment abroad, before enjoying plates of rice and grilled chicken. On March 10, as news emerged of Bakayoko’s death from cancer in Germany two days after his 56th birthday, Coulibaly took to Facebook and simply wrote: “God is great.” �...

Ivory Coast's Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died Wednesday following cancer treatment in a German hospital, Ouattara.

Cote D’Ivoire Loses Another Prime Minister Cote D’Ivoire Loses Another Prime Minister Ivorian Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko has died from cancer in a German hospital two days after President Alassane Ouattara named his Chief of Staff, Patrick Achi as a replacement. Bakayoko, 56, a media executive turned politician was seen as a possible successor to President Ouattara, 79, who won a controversial third-term victory in the October 2020 polls boycotted by Ivorian opposition parties. Baka...

Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died Wednesday following cancer treatment in a German hospital, President Alassane Ouattara said in a statement. Bakayoko had turned 56 on Monday. Wike mocks Amaechi, says ‘I taught him a lesson in politics’ Insecurity threatening Nigeria’s corporate existence — PRP Ouattara called Bakayoko “my son and close collaborater, torn […]

Ivorian PM dies nine months after predecessor died in office Mr Bakayoko was appointed Ivorian prime minister in July after the death of his predecessor, Amadou Gon Coulibaly. 1 min read The Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Hamed Bakayoko, on Wednesday, died from cancer at a hospital in Freiburg, south-west Germany, according to the government. He was 56. Mr Bakayoko, an ally of, and possible successor to, President Alassane Ouattara was appointed Ivorian prime minister only in Ju...

Ivory Coast Prime Minister, Hamed Bakayoko Dies of Cancer