Simon-Pierre Boussim is the new Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries of Burkina Faso. He was appointed to this post on 25 October 2022 in the first government of Prime Minister Apollinaire Kyélem.
Simon-Pierre Boussim holds a Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) in Economics from the University of Ouagadougou. Prior to this degree, he obtained a Master’s degree in Public Administration in Quebec, Canada. He is currently preparing a PhD in Public Administration at the University of Ottawa in Canada.
The new Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries is a financial services administrator from the National School of Financial Management in Burkina Faso. He has worked in the Burkinabe public administration.
He is presented as an expert in strategic planning, public policy analysis and economic analysis. He is also an expert in public finance, microfinance, results-based budgeting and project and programme monitoring and evaluation.
Simon-Pierre Boussim will face several challenges as Minister. The energy portfolio, which was attached to the environment, is now attached to that of Mines and Quarries. This fusion constitutes a great challenge in terms of coordination and management to face the energy deficit. He takes over the department at a time when the mining sector is experiencing a crisis caused by terrorist attacks which have led to the closure of several mining sites in research and exploitation.
Elie KABORE
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