Côte d’Ivoire’s Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died on Wednesday, March 10, at the age of 56 in a German hospital.
“Our country is in mourning. I am extremely saddened to announce that Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, in Germany on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, was following a cancer, ”Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara wrote on his Twitter account.
Our country is in mourning. I have the enormous sadness to announce that the Prime Minister, Hamed Bakayoko, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, died in Germany as a result of cancer. pic.twitter.com/IfImVNdlho
– Alassane Ouattara (@AOuattara_PRCI) March 10, 2021
Appointed head of government in July 2020 following the sudden death of Amadou Gon Coulibaly, this former press group leader went to France last month for medical examinations before heading for Freiburg in the south. – West Germany.
Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko served Côte d’Ivoire with dedication and self-sacrifice. He was a great statesman, a model for our youth, a personality with great generosity and exemplary loyalty.
– Alassane Ouattara (@AOuattara_PRCI) March 10, 2021
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