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Game of bluff between Mamadi Doumbouya and the army

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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. [...]

For the past few weeks, the transitional president of Guinea, Col Mamady Doumbouya, has been quietly making changes to further strengthen his authority over Guinea's armed forces. This mix special forces appointments and dismissals elsewhere could trigger the first upset within the junta's security apparatus. [...]

Published on 07.04.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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Guinea
Game of bluff between Mamadi Doumbouya and the army

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Doumbouya looks to strengthen Guinea's defences against jihadist threat

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Guinea
Guinean diplomats irked by Sidibe Fatoumata Kaba's posting as ambassador to the US

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Doumbouya treads fine line with massacre of 28 September trial

Guinea
Tension grows between Doumbouya and his prime minister

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Ex-PM Ibrahima Fofana tools up to defend embezzlement charges

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Doumbouya places Alpha Condé's former chief of staff as ambassador to Rabat

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