The Ivorian prime minister spent a few days in hospital in France this week following a first operation in Paris last week. A medical stay where the authorities have kept quiet and which has caused some concern in a country that in a short time has lost two prime ministers gradually.
as reported from Abidjan, Pierre Pinto
Patrick Achi returned to Abidjan at 9pm on Friday night aboard Gulfstream 5, the presidential jet that had been waiting for him in Paris during his four-day medical stay. He should now rest a little.
The 65-year-old prime minister was transported to France overnight from Monday to Tuesday and then taken to American Hospital in Neuilly for intestinal problems. Last week, Patrick Achi had already made a medical stay in Paris during which he had undergone a benign operation.
His departure for France on Monday was kept secret by the Ivorian boss and was not confirmed by several international media until Thursday when rumors of his evacuation in France began to swell.
It must be said that this secret resignation was similar to the two former Ivorian prime ministers, who died in office in recent months.
In fact, Patrick Achi was appointed head of government after the death of his predecessor Hamed Bakayoko, who became ill with cancer on March 10 in Germany, after a medical stay in Paris for several weeks. He himself had taken over from Amadou Gon Coulibaly, struck on July 8, 2020 after two months of treatment in France.
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