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Spotlight | Guinea
Military rapprochement between Conakry and Paris picks up pace

Unlike in neighbouring Mali, relations between Paris and Conakry haven't particularly suffered from the coup. The interim president Mamadi Doumbouya has now asked for French support to secure the Mali-Guinean border, and although Paris is inclined to help, it remains concerned about the human rights situation in the country. [...]

Published on 20/07/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Spotlight | Guinea
Military rapprochement between Conakry and Paris picks up pace

Spotlight | Guinea
Paris navigates delicate balancing act in Conakry

Guinea
New wave of Guinea embassy promotions

Guinea
Rwanda's Aldira set to bag deal to build gold refinery in Conakry

Guinea
Simmering tensions result in ousting of army chief Koulibaly

Guinea
Conakry scours market for combat helicopters

Guinea
Bpifrance set to finalise Eiffage's €200m hospital contract

Guinea, West Africa
France offers Conakry military support to protect border with Mali

Senegal
General Etienne du Peyroux succeeds Michel Delpit as EFS head

Guinea
Doumbouya treads fine line with massacre of 28 September trial

France, Sahel
Special forces general Bruno Baratz set to take over helm of Barkhane

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Junta adviser Abdoulaye Diallo in Paris to monitor progress on military contracts

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French foreign office Africa director met Mamadi Doumbouya in discreet tête à tête

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Paris quietly resumes military cooperation with Conakry