Moussa Nébié (born ) is a Burkinabé diplomat who was

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...

from July 2015 to January 2016.

Career

Nébié was appointed as

on 20 July 2015 by transitional President

Michel Kafando Michel Kafando (born 18 August 1942) is a Burkinabé diplomat who served as the transitional President of Burkina Faso from 2014

, who relinquished the title, following a

reshuffle A cabinet reshuffle or shuffle occurs when a head of government rotates or changes the composition of Political minister, ministers in their Cabinet (government), cabinet, or when the Head of State changes the head of government and a number of ...

in the run up to the

2015 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in the year 2015. Africa * 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015 * 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015 * 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015 * 2015 Burun ...

. Prior to becoming Foreign Minister, Nébié was Minister of State for Regional Cooperation, and before that, he served as Ambassador to Egypt and Ambassador to Ethiopia and the

African Union The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the Africa ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nebie, Moussa 1959 births Living people Burkinabé diplomats Foreign ministers of Burkina Faso Government ministers of Burkina Faso Ambassadors of Burkina Faso to Egypt Ambassadors of Burkina Faso to Ethiopia 21st-century Burkinabé people