Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo becomes Prime Minister of Burkina Faso

Why in the news?

• Recently, the President of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore has appointed Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo as the new Prime Minister of the country.
• Earlier, Ouedraogo was serving as the Minister of Communications, Culture, Arts and Tourism.
• He succeeds Apollinaire Joachimson Kaylem de Tambela as Prime Minister of Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso

• Burkina Faso is located in West Africa.
• It borders Mali, Niger, Ghana, Benin, Togo and Côte d'Ivoire.
• Capital- Ouagadougou
• Currency- West African Communaute Financiere African Franc (XOF).