Burkina Faso's ruling junta has dismissed interim Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and dissolved the government. No explanation was given for the move.
Tambela's dismissal was announced in a decree issued Friday by the office of military leader Ibrahim Traore.
The decree gave no reason for the dismissal of Tambela, who was appointed interim premier soon after Traore seized power in 2022 – one of a string of military coups in the Sahel region in recent years.
Tambela had served at the head of three successive governments, surviving each reshuffle.
Members of the dissolved government will continue in their roles until a new cabinet is named, the decree said.
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The decision to sack Tambela has surprised many in Ougadougou.
While no official explanation was offered, the premier had recently been criticised by traditional leaders after he questioned the efficacity of using fetishes against terrorist threats, calling for a more scientifically grounded approach.
Following the controversy, he was forced to apologise "to those that had been offended" by his comments.
Burkina has been fighting Islamist insurgents, some with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State, since they spread into its territory from neighbouring Mali almost a decade ago.
(with newswires)
