Sophie Sow Explained

Sophie Sow is a Burkinabė diplomat. She has served as the Ambassador of Burkina Faso to Italy and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD),[1] Mali and Germany

President Blaise Compaoré appointed Sow Ambassador to Italy in 2008. She took up official residence and presented her letters of credentials to Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in March 2008.[2]

In January 2021 President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré appointed Sow to Burkina Faso's Constitutional Council, with a single mandate of nine years.[3] She was nominated to the position by the President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso.[4]

References

  1. Web site: IFAD provides US$16.2 million to Burkina Faso for Rural Business Development . IFAD . 1 February 2021.
  2. News: Coopération Burkina Faso Italie : L’Ambassadeur Sophie SOW a présenté ses lettres de créance . Lefaso.net . 2 April 2008 . 1 April 2021 .
  3. News: Conseil Constitutionnel du Burkina: 3 nouveaux membres installés . burkina24.com . 8 January 2021 . 1 April 2021 .
  4. News: Conseil constitutionnel du Burkina : Trois "sages" prêtent serment pour un mandat de neuf ans . Lefaso.net . 8 January 2021 . 1 April 2021 .