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Guinea
Diallo and Touré ponder their junta strategy from Abidjan

The opposition politicians Cellou Dalein Diallo and Sydia Touré have had a discreet meeting in the Ivorian capital and are continuing to push for a dialogue to be held with the junta outside Guinea. But they also have to contend with the manoeuvring of ousted president Alpha Condé, who is currently based in Istanbul. [...]

Published on 26/01/2023 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Alassane Ouattara
Alpha Conde
Bernard Goumou
Cellou Dalein Diallo
Economic Community of West African States
Halimatou Dalein Diallo
Macky Sall
Mamadi Doumbouya
Sydia Toure
Thomas Boni Yayi
Umaro Sissoco Embalo
Union des Forces Democratiques de Guinee
Union des Forces Republicaines

Guinea
ECOWAS mediator Thomas Boni Yayi returns to Conakry

Former Beninese president Thomas Boni Yayi, who is mediating in Guinea on behalf of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), will be in Conakry from 18 to 21 June.

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Guinea, Senegal
Alpha Condé's last defenders are working for him in Dakar and Conakry

Despite being far away in exile, former president Condé is still active on the Guinean political scene. Now based in Istanbul, he is relying on a handful of close supporters in Dakar and Conakry to help him weaken Mamady Doumbouya's junta.

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Guinea
ECOWAS tries to reboot dialogue between Conakry junta and opposition

The US embassy in Conakry last week hosted a delegation from Guinea opposition parties, including Union des Forces Démocratiques de Guinée (UFDG), l'Union des Forces Républicaines (UFR) and the RPG to try and restart dialogue with the junta.

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Guinea, Nigeria
Olusegun Obasanjo eyes Guinean agricultural market

Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo plans to develop in Guinea's agricultural sector with his company Obasanjo Farms Nigeria. He is currently looking at getting into pineapple production and poultry farming.

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Guinea
Ismael Bah plays middleman between junta and French senators

Straddling Conakry and Paris, the Franco-Guinean national has persuaded France's Senate to host a symposium on Guinea's transition. Supported by Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya's junta, he is banking on Prime Minister Bernard Goumou making an appearance at the event that is set to take place in March.

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Guinea
West African elections slow ECOWAS negotiations with junta in Conakry

The Guinean junta wants to speed up talks with the West African regional organisation on a return to civilian rule in the hope that this will lead to more foreign aid. But it will have to be patient, as ECOWAS is currently focused on elections in Benin and Nigeria.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.01.2023

Guinea
ECOWAS leaders again push for release of Guinea ministers jailed after coup

ECOWAS leaders have since October been calling for the release of Guinean ministers jailed after president Alpha Condé was overthrown in a military coup. They again addressed the issue at the regional organisation's summit on 4 December in Nigeria.

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Guinea, West Africa
Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

ECOWAS leaders are making no secret of their irritation with the head of the Guinean transition Mamadi Doumbouya, who has disregarded their calls for a short transition period. He believes his country has sufficient cards in its hand to weather any potential sanctions.

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Halimatou Dalein Diallo
Macky Sall
Mamadi Doumbouya
Sydia Toure
Thomas Boni Yayi
Umaro Sissoco Embalo
Union des Forces Democratiques de Guinee
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From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Guinea
Diallo and Touré ponder their junta strategy from Abidjan

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ECOWAS mediator Thomas Boni Yayi returns to Conakry

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Alpha Condé's last defenders are working for him in Dakar and Conakry

Guinea
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