He previously served as minister of finance and economic planning from december 2024 until his appointment as prime minister. Burundi's president évariste ndayishimiye has appointed nestor ntahontuye as the new prime minister, succeeding gervais ndirakobuca Bujumbura, august 5, 2025 — president évariste ndayishimiye appointed nestor ntahontuye as prime minister on tuesday, according to a presidential decree signed on august 5.
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Nestor ntahontuye has been named the new prime minister, replacing gervais ndirakobuca, who had served in the role since 2022
Ndirakobuca was recently elected senator and has since assumed the position of speaker of the senate, following the legislative elections that ushered in a new cohort of lawmakers.
In a significant political shift, burundi’s president évariste ndayishimiye has appointed nestor ntahontuye as the country’s new prime minister, replacing gervais ndirakobuca. Burundi’s president évariste ndayishimiye has appointed nestor ntahontuye as the new prime minister, replacing gervais ndirakobuca, in a major cabinet reshuffle announced tuesday, august 5. Burundi’s president evariste ndayishimiye on tuesday officially named nestor ntahontuye as the east african country’s new prime minister through a formal presidential decree. Burundi’s president evariste ndayishimiye appointed nestor ntahontuye as the country’s new prime minister on tuesday
Ntahontuye replaces gervais ndirakobuca, who served since september 2022 and was finance minister last december amid financial challenges. The new cabinet, made up of 13 ministers instead of the previous 15, introduces 10 fresh faces while retaining only three ministers from the outgoing administration. This article lists the prime ministers of burundi since the formation of the post of prime minister of burundi in 1961 until the present day
