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Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo

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Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo
Ouédraogo in 2023
Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
Assumed office
7 December 2024
PresidentIbrahim Traoré
Preceded byApollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla
Minister of Communication [fr]
In office
October 25, 2022 – 6 December 2024
Preceded byValérie Kaboré
Succeeded byPingdwendé Gilbert Ouedraogo [fr]
Minister of Culture, Arts, and Tourism [fr]
In office
October 25, 2022 – 6 December 2024
Preceded byValérie Kaboré
Succeeded byPingdwendé Gilbert Ouedraogo [fr]
Personal details
Born (1980-12-26) 26 December 1980 (age 43)
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Political partyIndependent

Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, (born December 26, 1980) is a Burkinabe journalist, presenter, and Prime Minister of Burkina Faso.[1]

Biography

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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

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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

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On December 8, 2023, Ouédraogo was awarded the Order of the Stallion [fr][19]

References

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  1. ^ B24, Rédaction (7 December 2024). "Burkina Faso : Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel OUÉDRAOGO nommé Premier ministre". Burkina24.com - Actualité du Burkina Faso 24h/24 (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Ministre de la Communication, de la Culture, des Arts et du Tourisme". Gouvernement du Burkina Faso (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Médias : Jean-Emmanuel Ouédraogo désormais aux commandes de la RTB télé - leFaso.net". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Archives des sur la breche". Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina (in French). 6 October 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  5. ^ Az Aib (27 October 2022). "Burkina: The new Minister of Communication invites his collaborators to prioritize the general interest". Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Ministère en charge de la communication : Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo promet d'être à l'écoute de toute préoccupation - leFaso.net". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  7. ^ Kambou, Sié Frédéric (27 October 2022). "Ministère de la communication et de la culture : Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo prend service". Burkina24.com - Actualité du Burkina Faso 24h/24 (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  8. ^ Wamini SIDWAYA (27 October 2022). "Ministry in charge of Communication: Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo has taken the reins". Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Burkina Faso junta names new PM after dismissing government – DW – 12/08/2024". dw.com. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Burkina Faso : la diffusion de RFI suspendue "jusqu'à nouvel ordre", FMM déplore cette décision". France 24 (in French). 3 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  11. ^ "La radio RFI suspendue " jusqu'à nouvel ordre " au Burkina Faso" (in French). 3 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Burkina Faso: Junta suspends Jeune Afrique operations - Burkina Faso | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Popular Burkina Faso Radio Station Suspended Over 'Insulting' Niger Interview". Voice of America. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Burkina Faso halts France 24 broadcasts after al-Qaeda interview". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  15. ^ "Burkina : Les changements à noter dans le remaniement ministériel du 17 décembre 2023 - leFaso.net". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  16. ^ B24, Rédaction (17 December 2023). "Burkina Faso : Ce qu'il faut retenir du remaniement ministériel de ce 17 décembre 2023". Burkina24.com - Actualité du Burkina Faso 24h/24 (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "After dissolving government, leader of Burkina Faso junta names new PM". Voice of America. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  18. ^ Kola, Franck Michael (6 December 2024). "Burkina : Le Président Traoré met fin aux fonctions du Premier ministre Kyélem de Tambèla". Minute.bf (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  19. ^ Kola, Franck Michael (9 December 2023). "MCCAT: Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo fait Officier de l'Ordre de l'Étalon". Minute.bf (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2024.