Sao Tome and Principe’s new PM resigns

Prime Minister Ilza Amado Vaz of São Tomé and Príncipe has resigned after her proposed cabinet list was made public before being presented to President Carlos Vila Nova. According to a Presidential decree, this breach prompted her dismissal from office.

Amado Vaz, a former Justice Minister, was appointed Prime Minister on January 9, following the President’s dissolution of Patrice Trovoada’s government on January 6. Per the decree, she was required to submit her proposed government structure and



cabinet list by January 11. 

However, the ruling Independent Democratic Action Party shared the list on social media the same day it was submitted before the President was officially informed. In her resignation letter, Amado Vaz acknowledged the premature release of the list, which led to her dismissal.

The President’s decision to dissolve the previous Government has fueled political controversy in the West African island nation.