In Abidjan, the authorities announced on Tuesday, April 6, the new government led by Prime Minister Patrick Achi. The new government group now has 37 ministers.
Ivorians therefore know Patrick Achis nya team. And it has several new features: Kandia Camara is thus appointed to foreign affairs, replacing Ally Coulibaly. Another Prime Minister, the Minister of Defense Téné Birahima Ouattara, the President’s brother, confirmed in this post, where he had acted for a month, shortly before Hamed Bakayoko’s death. Third Prime Minister, Agriculture Minister Kouassi Adjoumani, who retains his chair. No change also to justice or domestic or even to water and forests.
On the other hand, Mariatou Koné replaces Kandia Camara at National Education. Eugène Aka Aouélé, Minister of Health, replaces Pierre Dimba, former head of Agéroute. Eugène Aka Aouélé, for his part, has been appointed Chairman of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council. Thomas Camara, former director of the Ivorian refining company, has been appointed to the Petroleum portfolio.
It is a rejuvenated government and less bloated than the previous one, as it has 37 ministers, compared to 41 previously. The number of state secretaries has dropped from seven to four now.
