Kazakh president reshuffles top officials

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev replaced his chief of staff on Wednesday - after less than three months in office - as part of a high-level reshuffle.

Tokayev, president since March replaced former chief of staff Krymbek Kusherbayev with Yerlan Koshanov, previously a provincial governor. Kusherbayev, in turn, was named secretary of state, a position previously held by Marat Tazhin.