https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1131886/politique/deces-hamed-bakayoko-le-premier-ministre-ivoirien/

He was a  very very very important person in promotion of congolese music in ivory coast along with malick toe,yves zogbo and co

Damn, sad news, condoléance to him and his family

Oh my goodness - this is sad. Amadou Gon Coulibaly now him. He was destined to be next president

Rest in Peace

Such big news today even after Josky's death!
From 1:23:10 Koffi brings Hamed Bakayoko up on the stage!

Very sad. What's the cause of death?

Very sad. What's the cause of death?

Cancer

I have heard this name in many songs, may he rest in peace.

Ah le demi-dieu.. mawa trop

koffi seeing all the people his career grew with go is sad

I did not know his wife was koffi's lawyer

Yeah, more like Africa based

RIP very sad news I was even just listening to this song he got a lot of nice shoutouts here, God bless his family

Sorry this name now reminds me of the song Ousman Bakayoko anyone with the story behind that name please share . RIP Hamed Bakayoko

Bakayoko is a name that's very common in Ivory Coast like Traore, Toure and Kone. I think that you've also alot of Bakayoko, Kone, Toure and Traore's in Guinee, Mali and Burkina Faso.

Hamed Bakayoko himself used to be a journalist beside his politic activities. He worked for Radio Nostalgie and Nostalgie Afrique who both contributed alot to the promo of Congolese music in Ivory Coast. He used also to be head of Mayama Production that was often bringing Wenge BCBG (1998, 1997), Koffi Olomidé, Papa Wemba, Wenge Musica 4x4, Extra Musica, etc. to Abidjan.

Hence why he used to get alot shout-outs in Congolese songs of the 90s along  Yves Zogbo Junior, Idriss Diallo and Consty Eka of Cameroun. Koffi Olomide used to be his best friend from all Congolese artists. You will notice that in 90s before the civil war, Koffi was coming in Abidjan, often 2 months after releasing a new album and Mayama Production always producing it. From 1991 to 1998 he used to organize with journalist Junior Zogbo and Consty Eka the AfriCar Awards (Africa & Caraibes) who were at that time the biggest awards in Africa, bringing also stars like Naomie Campbell. After the civil-war in Ivory Coast he became the minister of Minister of New Information and Communication Technologies until 2011, from 2017 until 2021 he was the minister of Defense and mayor of Abobo on the same time. Last year he became Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, replacing Amadou Gon Coulibaly
who died from a heart-attack. It has been said that both guys were poisned by Ouattara. Last year there was alot contreversy around Hamed's name, after that Vice made a documentary about drugtrafficking in Western Africa, claiming that Hamed Bakayoko was the biggest drugtrafficker in Ivory Coast.

RIP very sad news I was even just listening to this song he got a lot of nice shoutouts here, God bless his family

Blaise Bula and Hamed Bakayoko used to be big friends back when they came with Wenge BCBG to Abidjan in 1998. BCBG then spent a long time there in Ivory Coast. Hamed Bakayoko was also the one who helped him financially when he was about to record Ponderation 8, hence why Blaise Bula rewarded him by singing a song about his radio Nostalgie. I think they also went to Abidjan in 2000, but I'm not sure.