Ambassador to the US Paramanga Ernest Yonli of Burkina Faso

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A statement from the presidency issued late on Sunday said Paramanga Ernest Yonli had formed a government of 36 people, one third drawn from the opposition.

Paramanga Ernest YONLI was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Burkina Faso to The United States of America on December 05, 2007.

YONLI was in charge of a research program on farmers strategies for food security at CEDRES.

Since January 2008, Yonli has been the Ambassador of Burkina Faso to the United States.

Yonli was born in Tansarga in Tapoa Province.

Yonli was elected to the National Assembly from Tapoa Province as a CDP candidate in the May 2007 parliamentary election.

Burkina Faso's Prime Minister Paramanga Ernest Yonli has announced a general salary increment at single rate of 5 percent for all workers starting from April 1, 2007.

country's literacy rate from 42 percent to 70 percent by 2010.

IMF) and the World Bank, led by Pierre Vanden Baugad.

In a subsequent press conference, the 47-year-old Yonli said through an interpreter that he's "very confident" about future ties between the two countries.

Yonli said he had discussed future cooperation schemes, including the improvement of the water supply system, infrastructure and health system in Burkina Faso.

Yonli was invited by Premier Yu Shyi-kun to visit Taiwan this week.