In a Friday, December 5 presidential decree, Burkina Faso’s ruling military leader Ibrahim Traoré dissolved the government and fired the prime minister.
Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela, the sacked prime minister, had led three successive governments and withstood numerous reshuffles.
But there isn’t a formal explanation for his dismissal. After Ibrahim Traoré was overthrown in a coup, Kyelem de Tambela was named prime minister in October 2022.
In addition to declaring that “the prime minister’s official functions are terminated,” the decree said that until a new government is formed, the members of the dissolved government would continue to handle ongoing issues.
Since a coup led by Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba in January 2022, Burkina Faso has experienced severe instability.
Traoré is now in charge of the millitary dictatorship rule after overthrowing Damiba less than a year later. Damiba is currently living in exile in neighboring Togo after overthrowing elected president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.
Restoring national sovereignty has been Burkina Faso’s top priority under the current military dictatorship, and the country regularly criticizes Western powers.
After a series of coups since 2020, the nation has sided with its neighbors Mali and Niger, both of which are run by military juntas.
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