BURKINA Faso’s premier and government resigned Wednesday as protests mounted against officials’ inability to combat a wave of jihadist attacks that have killed thousands.
President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, who had already changed his military leadership over the security crisis, accepted Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabire’s resignation, according to a presidential decree.
The resignation of a prime minister requires the resignation of the entire government, according to Burkina Faso law.
After his resignation, Dabire called on citizens to “support the president… and the new executive that will be put in place” in a post on his Facebook page.
“I remain convinced that it is through unity of action that we will be able to meet the challenges our country and our people are facing,” he said.
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However the outgoing administration will be required to remain in a caretaker capacity until a new one is formed, government secretary general
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