Burkina Faso Prime Minister, Cabinet Resign

No explanation was given for the resignations but there are speculations that it is linked to the president's plan to breathe new life into the leadership of the country, which is battling a rising wave of jihadist attacks and hostage-taking.

  • Burkina Faso:   Prime Minister, Cabinet Resign

    News Agency of Nigeria, 21 January 2019

    Burkina Faso’s government and Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba have resigned, President Roch Marc Christian Kabore said. Read more »

Terrorist attack in Ouagadougou (file photo).

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