Burkinabe Prime Minister (born 1980)
Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, (born December 26, 1980) is a Burkinabe journalist, presenter, and Prime Minister of Burkina Faso.[1]
Biography
Ouédraogo studied at the University of Ouagadougou,[2] obtaining a baccalaureate in sociology, and a master's degree in mediation and conflict management. Ouédraogo completed the exam for the Institute of Technology and Information Sciences in 2006.
Ouédraogo worked as the editor-in-chief, then director of Radio Télévision du Burkina from 2016 to 2021.[3] He hosted several shows, including "Sur la Brèche."[4]
Political career
Following the September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état, Ouédraogo was appointed to the post of Communication [fr], Culture, Arts, and Tourism [fr],[5][6][7][8] and was made the spokesperson of the Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla government from 2022 to 2024.[9] As the minister of Communication, Ouédraogo was responsible for the suspension of several French radio and TV outlets, including Radio France Internationale,[10][11] Jeune Afrique,[12] and Le Monde.[13] France 24 was specifically suspended for airing an interview with Abu Ubaidah Youssef al-Annabi, the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, of which the government of Burkina Faso is at war with[14]
Following the December 2023 cabinet reshuffle, Ouédraogo was also made one of the government's ministers of state.[15][16]
Ouédraogo was appointed to the post of prime minister on December 7, 2024[17] after President Ibrahim Traoré dissolved the previous government on December 6, 2024.[18]
Awards
On December 8, 2023, Ouédraogo was awarded the Order of the Stallion [fr][19]
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