Alpha Barry

Alpha Barry (born 1 January 1970) is a Burkinabé politician and journalist. He is the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 12 January 2016.

Alpha Barry
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
12 January 2016
Preceded byMoussa Nébié
Personal details
Born
Alpha Mamadou Barry

(1970-01-01) 1 January 1970
Ivory Coast

Biography

Barry is born on 1 January 1970 in Ivory Coast.[1] His birth name is Alpha Mamadou Barry. He has been a correspondent of RFI in Ouagadougou and collaborator of magazine Jeune Afrique.[2][3]

12 January 2016, he is appointed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso.

Health

During the 2020 coronavirus outbreak, on 20 March, Barry contracted the coronavirus.[4][5]

gollark: I guess palaiologos was blatantly lying about the community involvement in major decisions thing?
gollark: .
gollark: Well, they can, they just shouldn't
gollark: Update the rules to allow python and brotlipython.
gollark: !palaiologos☭demote☭establish☭python☭and☭also☭actually☭running☭events☭sanely☭and☭also☭increasing☭use☭of☭u+262D☭hammer☭and☭sickle!

References
  1. Adama Diomande (13 April 2016). "Les biens déclarés de Alpha Barry " le riche " !" (in French).
  2. "Burkina Faso : Alpha Barry en précurseur" (in French). 22 March 2016.
  3. Makaïla Nguebla (13 January 2016). "Burkina-Faso : félicitation à M.Alpha BARRY, Ministre des Affaires Etrangères, de la Coopération et des Burkinabè de l'extérieur" (in French).
  4. "Four government ministers have contracted coronavirus in Burkina Faso and it's spreading rapidly". Quartz Africa. 22 March 2020.
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/21/world/africa/21reuters-health-coronavirus-burkina.html


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