Brigadier General Aimé Barthélemy Simporé

Military officers detained some of his cabinet including defence minister General Aimé Barthélémy Simporé (AC Vol 62 No 24 Kaboré searches desperately for answers on security)...

The recently appointed defence minister General Aimé Barthélemy Simporé and security minister Maxime Koné have kept their jobs and they will be expected to deliver results...

Under the oversight of new Defence Minister Brigadier General Aimé Barthélemy Simporé brought in to replace the last minister sacked after a jihadist outrage the Centre national d'études stratégiques think-tank has been 'refining' a new draft counter-terrorist strategy for submission to ministers...