Ivory Coast Prime Minister, Coulibaly Dies At 61

'Dotun Akintomide
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Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Ivory Coast’s prime minister and the ruling party’s candidate for the next presidential election, has died at the age of 61.

He reportedly died after attending a cabinet meeting. Officials said Coulibaly was unwell during a ministerial meeting at the presidential palace in Abidjan and was rushed to a hospital where he passed away.

President Alassane Ouattara announced his death late Wednesday, July 8.

He said; “Fellow compatriots, Ivory Coast is mourning. It is with deep pain that I announce to you that Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly has left us,” Ouattara said in a statement read on national television by the presidency’s secretary-general.

“I salute the memory of a statesman, a man of great loyalty, dedication and love for his homeland,” added Ouattara.

Meanwhile, he was expected to be RHDP presidential candidate in March after president Ouattara announced that he would not seek a third term.

Coulibaly served as the prime minister since January 2017 after serving as secretary-general of the presidency for six years.

 

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