On Wednesday, the Ivorian Head of State, Alassane Ouattara, reshuffled the government "to reduce state expenditure," given the global situation. This is the second government put in place by President Alassane Ouattara since the death of former Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko in 2021.
The new ministerial team led by Prime Minister Patrick Achi now has 32 ministers against 36 ministers and five secretaries of state in the previous one.
Only two new ministers have joined the government, namely the Minister of Mines, Oil and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, replacing Thomas Camara, and the Minister of Culture and Francophonie, Françoise Remarck, replacing Harlette Badou N'guessan Kouamé.
The previous government tendered its resignation on Wednesday, 13 April. On this occasion, the Ivorian President announced that given the current global situation, he had "decided to shrink the number of government ministers" because "it is imperative to reduce state expenditure."
The changes also included new posts. After two years of post vacancy, Tiemoko Meyliet Koné took an oath in Abidjan, accepting the Vice President position. Koné served as cabinet director of Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, Minister of Construction, and then special adviser to President Alassane Ouattara, in charge of economic and monetary issues.
Prime Minister Patrick Achi was also reappointed on his position. According to him, "this renewed confidence allows him to continue serving a great President, a great People and a great Country".
"I know the strength of the expectations of Ivorians, their thirst for an ever more prosperous and united nation, following the 2030 vision of the Head of State, concretized by our National Development Plan 2021-2025. With the next government, we will thus be at the service of this powerful patriotic ambition every day, with abnegation and resolution," the Prime Minister's official pages state.
With the new 32-member government formed on Wednesday 20 April, Prime Minister Patrick Achi is responsible for translating into action the 2030 vision of the President of the Republic, Alassane Ouattara.
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