Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara appointed a slimmed-down government of 32 ministers on Wednesday, down from 41, keeping the same men at the head of the defence, finance and foreign affairs ministries but naming a new mines minister, according to a statement.
Ouattara promised to reduce the size of the West African country's Cabinet after Prime Minister Patrick Achi tabled his resignation and that of his government on April 13.
