Alpha Barry

Alpha Barry (born 1 January 1970) is a Burkinabé politician and journalist. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021.

Alpha Barry
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
12 January 2016 – 8 December 2021
Preceded byMoussa Nébié
Succeeded byRosine Sori-Coulibaly
Personal details
Born
Alpha Mamadou Barry

(1970-01-01) 1 January 1970
Ouragahio, 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]

References
  1. Adama Diomande (13 April 2016). "Les biens déclarés de Alpha Barry " le riche " !" (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-04-11.
  2. "Burkina Faso : Alpha Barry en précurseur" (in French). 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25.
  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). Archived from the original on 2016-03-19.
  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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