The Prime Minister of Cote d’ Ivoire, Hamed Bakayoko, has died, aged 56.
African Entertainment understands that Mr. Bakayoko passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Freiburg, Germany, where he was taking treatment for cancer.
His death comes eight months after he celebrated his 56th birthday. Mr. Bakayoko was a Defense Minister until he assumed the role of Prime Minister in 2020 following the death of then Prime Minister of Cote d’Ivoire.
The President of Cote d’Ivoire, Alassan Ouattara, has confirmed Mr Bakayoko’s death in a tweet.
In his tweet, Mr Ouattara announced that
“Our country is in mourning.”
“It is with great sorrow that I announce the death of Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, head of state, minister of defence … in Germany, as a result of cancer,” the President added.
He went on to describe Mr Bakayoko as “a great statesman, a model for our youth, a personality of great generosity and exemplary loyalty”.
Notre pays est en deuil.
J’ai l’immense douleur de vous annoncer le décès du Premier Ministre, Hamed Bakayoko, Chef du Gouvernement, Ministre de La Défense, ce mercredi 10 mars 2021, en Allemagne, des suites d’un cancer. pic.twitter.com/IfImVNdlho— Alassane Ouattara (@AOuattara_PRCI) March 10, 2021
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