OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s new military leader Ibrahim Traore appointed jurist and author Appolinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela as interim prime minister on Friday, Traore said in a statement.
Army Captain Traore seized power in a coup on September 30 and was officially appointed transitional president of the West African country on October 14.
He was sworn in on Friday, after which he appointed Kyelem de Tambela as prime minister of the caretaker government that will oversee the transition to elections scheduled for July 2024.
The new prime minister is relatively unknown on the political scene. He is a trained lawyer, worked as a television presenter for a private television channel, and has written books on politics and the history of his country.
Traore led the second military coup in Burkina Faso this year. Both coups were fueled by frustration over growing insecurity sparked by an Islamic insurgency that has spread north from neighboring Mali.
Traore on Friday reiterated commitments to restore security and take back territory lost to militants.
Reporting by Anne Mimault Writing by Sofia Christensen Editing by Chris Reese and Grant McCool
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