Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has dissolved the government and dismissed Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela. While the statement from Traoré’s office did not specify the reasons for the decision, it confirmed that cabinet members would remain in their positions until a new government is formed.
This development comes amidst the growing unrest and instability in the country. Tambela had been serving as interim prime minister since 2022, following Traoré’s coup that removed Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba from power.
Burkina Faso has been grappling with Islamist insurgencies for nearly a decade, with armed groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State responsible for thousands of deaths and displacing over 2 million people. Critics, including rights organizations, have accused the junta of failing to effectively address the escalating violence.
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The military-led transitional government had recently extended its rule by five more years, postponing promised elections, a decision that has drawn criticism from both international and regional organizations. Additionally, the junta has severed ties with France and withdrawn from the West African bloc ECOWAS.
Burkina Faso’s move follows a similar situation in Mali, where the military government also recently dismissed its prime minister after public disagreements
