Cote d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara has reshuffled his cabinet, maintaining most senior ministers while appointing his brother, Defence Minister Tene Birahima Ouattara, to the newly created role of vice prime minister.
Birahima will hold the role alongside his defence portfolio.
The move elevates the younger Ouattara within the government hierarchy, while most key portfolios remained unchanged, signaling continuity rather than a comprehensive overhaul, Reuters reported.
The reshuffle on Friday follows Ouattara’s re-election in October and his party’s victory in December’s legislative elections, securing a parliamentary majority.
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Ouattara, 84, a former deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has led the country since 2011 and has said that he intends to prepare the ground for a new generation of political leaders during his tenure.
The changes come as Cote d’Ivoire, the world’s largest cocoa producer, seeks to build on nearly 15 years of sustained economic growth that has made it among the region’s fastest-growing economies.
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