Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko has died from cancer in the German city of Freiburg, where he was receiving medical treatment, according to the government.
He had terminal cancer and had been hospitalised at the American Hospital in Paris since the beginning of March before being transferred to a hospital in Freiburg, Germany on Saturday, to undergo an experimental treatment.
His death on Wednesday came two days after his 56th birthday and some eight months following the passing away of his predecessor, Amadou Gon Coulibaly.
Mourning the demise of the Prime Minister, the nation’s president Alassane Ouattara described Bakayoko as a “great statesman” in presenting his condolences Wednesday.
“The prime minister served Ivory Coast with dedication and selflessness,” Ouattara said.
