𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝗙. 𝗝𝗼𝗲𝗸𝗮𝗶 𝗝𝗿. 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗼̂𝘁𝗲 𝗱’𝗜𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿; 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘆𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗶’𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

𝘼𝒃𝙞𝒅𝙟𝒂𝙣, 𝑪𝙤̂𝒕𝙚 𝙙’𝙄𝒗𝙤𝒊𝙧𝒆 – 𝑱𝙪𝒏𝙚 2, 2026 —The Director-General of Liberia’s Civil Service Agency (CSA), Dr. Josiah F. Joekai Jr., on Monday, June 1, 2026, upon an invitation, paid a courtesy visit to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Honourable Robert Beugré Mambé.

The meeting was held at the offices of the Prime Minister in Abidjan. The courtesy visit was part of Dr. Joekai’s engagements on the margins of the 3rd High-Level Meeting of the Health and Public Service Network of Africa (HaPSNA), currently being hosted in Côte d’Ivoire.

During the meeting, Dr. Joekai conveyed a message of goodwill and cooperation from His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr., President of Liberia to His Excellency Alassane Dramane Ouattara, President of Côte d’Ivoire, through Prime Minister Mambé.

The message underscored the importance of strengthening bilateral relations and advancing regional collaboration in the areas of human health, public service governance, and sustainable development.

“I am truly honored to be here, Mr. Prime Minister. I bring warm greetings from His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia, who has asked me to convey his best wishes to his brother, His Excellency Alassane Dramane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire,” Dr. Joekai said.

Dr. Joekai also expressed appreciation to the Government and people of Côte d’Ivoire for hosting the 3rd High-Level Meeting of HaPSNA, and for their continued commitment to fostering regional partnerships aimed at improving public sector performance and health outcomes across Africa.

Earlier, Prime Minister Mambé welcomed Dr. Joekai and reaffirmed his government’s commitment to further strengthening the longstanding ties between Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire. He highlighted the importance of continued cooperation in critical sectors, particularly health and public service administration.

The Ivorian Prime Minister also extended his best wishes to President Boakai and assured Dr. Joekai that the Liberian leader’s greetings and message would be conveyed to President Ouattara.

Dr. Joekai was accompanied to the meeting by Her Excellency Willye Mai Tolbert King, Liberia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire.