Guinea
Mamadi Doumbouya fine-tunes his Central Africa diplomacy

Mamadi Doumbouya arrives at the UN General Assembly in New York City, 21 September 2023.
Mamadi Doumbouya arrives at the UN General Assembly in New York City, 21 September 2023. © Brendan McDermid/Reuters
The junta leader has been cosying up to the presidents of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon but keeping his distance from his Congolese counterpart, concerned about Sassou's ties with his predecessor Alpha Condé. [...]
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