[3] Cissé began his career as an economist for the World Bank in Washington, D.C., US in 2005.

[3] Cissé was appointed the Malian Prime Minister in 2019 after the resignation of Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga and his government.

[3][4] On 18 August 2020, Cissé along with the President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was detained by mutinying forces during the 2020 Malian coup d'état.

[5] The next day, with President Keita's dismissal of Parliament and the government, Cissé was removed from office.

[6] On 1 January 2021, Cissé′s half-brother Aguibou Tall and five others were arrested for an “attempted coup”.