A day after dissolving the government without explanation, Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has appointed Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo as the country’s new prime minister.
The announcement was made via a presidential decree read by military leader Ibrahim Traore.
Below are some facts about Ouedraogo:
1.Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, (born December 26, 1980) is a Burkinabe journalist, presenter, and Prime Minister of Burkina Faso.
2.Ouédraogo studied at the University of Ouagadougou, obtaining a baccalaureate in sociology, and a masters degree in mediation and conflict management. Ouédraogo completed the exam for the Institute of Technology and Information Sciences in 2006.
3.Ouédraogo worked as the editor-in-chief, then director of Radio Télévision du Burkina from 2016 to 2021. He hosted several shows, including “La Brèche.
4.Following the September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d’état, Ouédraogo was appointed to the post of Communication [fr], Culture, Arts, and Tourism and was made the spokesperson of the Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla government from 2022 to 2024.
5.As the minister of Communication, Ouédraogo was responsible for the suspension of several French radio and TV outlets, including Radio France Internationale, Jeune Afrique, and Le Monde.
6.Following the December 2023 cabinet reshuffle, Ouédraogo was also made one of the government’s ministers of state.
7.Ouédraogo was appointed to the post of prime minister on December 7, 2024 after President Ibrahim Traoré dissolved the previous government on December 6, 2024.
