US EditionIvory Coast president appoints brother as vice prime minister
- Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara appointed his brother, Tene Birahima Ouattara, as deputy prime minister in a Cabinet reshuffle.
- The reshuffle occurred two days after Robert Beugre Mambe was reappointed as prime minister.
- Key portfolios in the Cabinet remained with most senior ministers, including Vagondo Diomande and Adama Coulibaly.
- Ouattara's party won a majority in December's legislative polls, following his reelection in October.
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For his fourth term, the head of state of Côte d'Ivoire, 84 years old, had assured him of "a generational transmission". But the only major novelty of the government appointed on 23 January is the promotion of his younger brother.
Two days after Robert Beugré Mambé was reappointed as Prime Minister, Côte d'Ivoire announced its new government on Friday night, 23 January. No major changes were made, with the power showing continuity.
The Straits Times
Ivory Coast president appoints brother as vice prime minister
ABIDJAN, Jan 23 - Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara reshuffled his cabinet on Friday, maintaining most senior ministers while appointing his brother, Defence Minister Tene Birahima Ouattara, to the newly created role of vice prime minister, which he will hold alongside his defence portfolio. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Returned to the head of the Ivorian government, Robert Beugré Mambé appointed on 23 January a team very similar to the previous one. Only major change: Téné Birahima Ouattara is propelled to the post of Deputy Prime Minister.
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