Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died of cancer in Germany on Wednesday 10th March 2021 at the age of 56. He was named as Prime Minister in July 2020 following the sudden death of his predecessor, Amadou Gon Coulibaly.
He had a long media and political career in the West African nation and in 2003, he became the Minister of Telecommunications and Technologies and was appointed Interior Minister by the President Ouattara in 2011, following a brief civil war in the country.
Bakayoko was elected the mayor of the Abobo suburb in the country's largest city, Abidjan, in 2018.
President of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, has named Patrick Achi as Interim Prime Minister in place of Bakayoko. Patrick Achi was serving as the chief of defence staff of the country.
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