The government of Burkina Faso have resigned following denouncing its inability to tackle jihadist attacks.
Christophe Joseph-Marie Dabiré, the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, on Wednesday presented a letter of resignation to the president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, who accepted it.
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PremiumTimes reports that the resignation of a prime minister indicates the end of an administration, according to Burkinabe law.
Announcing Mr Dabiré’s resignation, the secretary-general of the government, Stéphane Sanou, read a presidential declaration, saying “The functions of Prime Minister of Mr. Dabiré are terminated,” on public television.
In accordance with the texts, “the members of the outgoing government ensure the dispatch of the current affairs of the ministerial departments until the formation of a new government,” said Mr. Sanou.
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