Spotlight | Guinea, Liberia
Mining magnate Robert Friedland's fall from favour in Guinea and Liberia

Robert Friedland during the CRU's World Copper Conference in Santiago, Chile, 9 April 2019.
Robert Friedland during the CRU's World Copper Conference in Santiago, Chile, 9 April 2019. © Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters
The North American tycoon no longer has privileged access to presidential palaces in West Africa, and his ambitious projects have been sidelined. Guinea junta leader Mamadi Doumbouya and President Joseph Boakai of Liberia no longer believe in his plans. [...]
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