Ivorian PM dies nine months after predecessor died in office
Mr Bakayoko was appointed Ivorian prime minister in July after the death of his predecessor, Amadou Gon Coulibaly. 1 min read
The Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Hamed Bakayoko, on Wednesday, died from cancer at a hospital in Freiburg, south-west Germany, according to the government.
He was 56.
Mr Bakayoko, an ally of, and possible successor to, President Alassane Ouattara was appointed Ivorian prime minister only in July after the death of his predecessor, Amadou Gon Coulibaly.
“Our country is in mourning,” President Alassane Ouattara wrote in a post on Twitter.
Notre pays est en deuil.
Ivory Coast PM Bakayoko dies in Germany from cancer
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko has died of cancer in a German hospital. He had a long media and political career in the West African nation.
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died of cancer in Germany on Wednesday at the age of 56, the government announced. Bakayoko, a possible successor to current Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, was receiving treatment at a hospital in Freiburg.
Bakayoko was recently transferred to Germany after traveling to Paris a month ago for medical care. Ouattara had met with Bakayoko in France last week, with the president describing him as a great statesman.
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