Rodolphe Sorgho
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Rodolphe Sorgho | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Sahel Region | |
| In office January 14, 2022 – January 13, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Salfo Kabore |
| Succeeded by | Abdoul Karim Zongo |
| Defense Attache for the Permanent Mission of Burkina Faso to the United Nations | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | P. Fabien Rodolphe Sorgho |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy (Belgium) |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
P. Fabien Rodolphe Sorgho[1] is a Burkinabe politician and military figure who served as Governor of Sahel Region from 2022 to 2025 and Defense Attache to the Permanent Mission of Burkina Faso to the United Nations since 2025.
Biography
[edit]Little is known about Sorgho's early life. He attended the Royal Military Academy in Belgium and has served in the Burkinabe Army since 1999, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.[2][3] On January 14, 2022, he was appointed the new governor of Sahel Region.[4] On March 1, 2022, he was reappointed Governor of Sahel Region following the January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état.[5] Sorgho supported the Burkinabe government's strategy of using VDP militiamen in convoys to unblock roads and cities under siege by jihadist groups.[1] In a 2022 interview, he supported humanitarian activities in the region, and called on the UN to stop the cash handouts to civilian populations in the region.[1] Sorgho also served as a government spokesman during large jihadist attacks in the region, such as the 2023 Arbinda kidnappings and the Kourakou and Tondobi attacks.[6][3] In February 2024, Sorgho attended the opening ceremony of a well in Essakane provided by Iamgold.[7] In 2024, Sorgho said in an interview that his government had managed to reopen schooling for many children in the region.[8] On January 13, 2025, he was removed from his post and succeeded by Abdoul Karim Zongo.[9] Sorgho was then appointed to be the Defense Attache for the Permanent Mission of Burkina Faso to the United Nations.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Sidwaya, JK (2024-09-29). "An II du MPSR2 : Lieutenant-colonel Fabien Rodolphe Sorgho, gouverneur du Sahel, « Nous sommes arrivés à emmener la population à adhérer à la sécurité collective »". Quotidien Sidwaya (in French). Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "P. Fabien Rodolphe SORGHO". LinkedIn. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
- ^ a b AfricaNews (2023-01-16). "Searches underway to locate 50 kidnapped women in Burkina Faso". Africanews. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "Burkina Faso : quatre officiers militaires nommés gouverneurs de régions". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "Burkina Faso : Nomination de gouverneurs de régions - leFaso.net". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "Au Burkina Faso, 44 civils tués dans l'attaque de deux villages dans le Nord-Est". France 24 (in French). 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "IAMGOLD Builds Safe Water Infrastructure Near Essakane". www.iamgold.com. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ Sidwaya, JK (2024-09-29). "An II du MPSR2 : Lieutenant-colonel Fabien Rodolphe Sorgho, gouverneur du Sahel, « Nous sommes arrivés à emmener la population à adhérer à la sécurité collective »". Quotidien Sidwaya (in French). Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ a b BOUGOUM (2025-01-14). "Burkina: Abdoul Karim Zongo installé Gouverneur de la région du Sahel". Wakat Séra (in French). Retrieved 2025-09-11.