Military junta in Burkina Faso sacks prime minister and dissolves government

Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has dissolved the country’s government (Sophie Garcia/AP)

Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta issued a decree on Friday dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and announcing the dissolution of the national government.

The military’s leader, Ibrahim Traore, said officials in the dissolved government will continue to perform their duties until a new government is formed. No reason was given for the move.