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Opposition leaders meet behind closed doors to prepare face-off against junta

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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 call to demonstrate on June 23 by the Front National Pour la Défense de la Constitution (FNDC) resulted from negotiations held at the beginning of the month between the organisation and key leaders from the opposition. Talks to which the party of former president Alpha Conde was not invited. [...]

Published on 14/06/2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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

Guinea

Transition: what's next after the coup?

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Alpha Conde
Cellou Dalein Diallo
Diabaty Doré
Economic Community of West African States
Front national pour la défense de la constitution
Mamadi Doumbouya
Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinee
Rassemblement pour la République
Sidya Toure
Union des Forces Democratiques de Guinee
Union des Forces Republicaines

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
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.

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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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Congo, Guinea, Turkey
Sassou and Condé met inconspicuously in Turkey

Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso took advantage of his holiday in Turkey to meet Alpha Condé.

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

The adviser to the president's secretary-general travelled to Paris shortly after the Eurosatory arms fair to assess how the event had gone and ascertain what progress was being made in negotiations to equip the Guinean army.

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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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In Focus | Guinea
State agencies hungry for new public real estate assets

The current leaders in Conakry are throwing themselves into a race to regain control of illegally acquired public assets, targeting political opponents, businesses and multinationals alike. State agencies are pushing each other out of the way to get ahold of the seized assets.

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Ownership of the Fria Base building in Conakry (located on the map) is claimed by the Agence nationale d'aménagement des infrastructures minières (Anaim).

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Cellou Dalein Diallo
Diabaty Doré
Economic Community of West African States
Front national pour la défense de la constitution
Mamadi Doumbouya
Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinee
Rassemblement pour la République
Sidya Toure
Union des Forces Democratiques de Guinee
Union des Forces Republicaines

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

Guinea ECOWAS tries to reboot dialogue between Conakry junta and opposition

Guinea West African elections slow ECOWAS negotiations with junta in Conakry

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

Congo, Guinea, Turkey Sassou and Condé met inconspicuously in Turkey

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

Guinea, West Africa Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

In Focus | Guinea State agencies hungry for new public real estate assets

Guinea In Paris and Brussels, opposition leaders try to ply pressure on junta

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Guinea
Opposition leaders meet behind closed doors to prepare face-off against junta

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

Guinea
ECOWAS tries to reboot dialogue between Conakry junta and opposition

Guinea
West African elections slow ECOWAS negotiations with junta in Conakry

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

Congo, Guinea, Turkey
Sassou and Condé met inconspicuously in Turkey

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

Guinea, West Africa
Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

In Focus | Guinea
State agencies hungry for new public real estate assets

Guinea
In Paris and Brussels, opposition leaders try to ply pressure on junta

Guinea
Paris the setting for talks between Conde and opposition

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Africans go off Obama