Côte d'Ivoire president removes PM, dissolves government

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara (C), the Ivorian vice president Tiemoko Meyliet Kone (2nd L), Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi (L), the president of the senate, Jeannot Ahoussou Kouadio (2nd R), and the president of the National Assembly Adama Bictogo (R) pose for a photo in front of senators and parliamentarians at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Foundation for Research in Yamoussoukro on 19 April 2022. © AFP / SIA KAMBOU

Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara has removed the prime minister and dissolved his government, the presidency's secretary general Aboudramane Cisse said on Friday. No reason was provided for the unexpected move.

Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara dismissed on Friday his prime minister, Patrick Achi, and announced the upcoming formation of a new government, two years before the next presidential elections.