Burkina Faso's President Boni Yayi attends a meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja November 11, 2012. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
COTONOU (Reuters) - Benin President Boni Yayi has removed the post of prime minister in a new 26-member cabinet announced late on Sunday, fanning speculation about a leadership rift in the cotton-producing West African state.
Yayi dismissed his entire government in a surprise move on Friday, declaring only that the decision was intended "to breathe a new dynamic" into the cabinet. He did not reappoint Pascal Koukpaki as premier or name any replacement.
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