Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the military leader of Burkina Faso, has selected a 23-person cabinet.
Up until civilian government is reinstated in July 2024, the new cabinet will be in charge of the nation.
Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tembela, a 64-year-old lawyer who was named to the position on Friday, will serve as its leader.
Five members of Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba’s old government—the coup leader deposed in a second coup in September—make up the current ministry.
The two most important ministries of defense and security are run by military personnel.
There are five women in the new cabinet. Foreign Affairs Minister Olivia Ragnagbnewendé Rouamba is still in office. Before this, she had spearheaded discussions with the regional bloc Ecowas over the timeline and date for the changeover to civilian authority.
On October 14, a charter establishing a maximum of 25 ministers in the government and a 71-member legislature was approved.
It announced that a presidential election will be held in July 2024, ending the term of the interim president.
