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Guinea
Deal-broker Hamidé Sako hopes coup leaders will get TBEA to pay up

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“Transition: what's next after the coup?”

Guinea

Transition: what's next after the coup?

The coup that ousted Alpha Condé on 5 September 2021 in Guinea has ushered in a period of instability, despite the putschists' reassuring words from the start. There is much at stake over the coming months as leaders jostle for power and political alliances take shape, and pressing questions over the mining industry and international partnerships come to the fore. [...]

The Guinean businesswoman is trying to approach the military leaders who overthrew Alpha Condé on 5 September to win their support over her four-year dispute with Chinese group TBEA. She wants payment for her services in making contacts for TBEA in Guinea, where it is developing a hydropower dam and a bauxite mine. [...]

Published on 15/09/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Deal-broker Hamidé Sako hopes coup leaders will get TBEA to pay up

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