Shock as Ivory Coast prime minister Hamed Bakayoko dies
Bakayoko, just 56, was a conciliatory figure, able to talk to all sides of a conflict and build trust between opposing parties
11 March 2021 - 17:10
Abidjan — Ivory Coast faced shock and uncertainty on Thursday after the death of prime minister Hamed Bakayoko, the West African country’s second premier to die in office in less than eight months.
A close ally of President Alassane Ouattara, Bakayoko, who died of cancer a few days after his 56th birthday, was appointed prime minister in July 2020 after the death of his predecessor Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Ouattara’s handpicked successor...
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