Ouattara confronts ministerial failures as opposition cries criminalization

Ivory Coast’s press reports that Alassane Ouattara is dissatisfied with the handling of strategic matters and may reshuffle his cabinet, according to Africa Intelligence, though no official announcement has been made. The 2025 Court of Accounts report, as cited by Le Quotidien d’Abidjan, points to widespread accounting indiscipline, suspicious accounting irregularities and cash shortfalls, and ministries overspending their budgets for disappointing results. Vice-President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé and Deputy Prime Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara were reportedly tasked with proposing ruling RHDP party officials for the reshuffle. Court proceedings against opposition figures are also fueling criticism of the government.